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[*] Multiple devices driver support (RAID and LVM) x x |
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x x <*> RAID support x x |
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x x < > Linear (append) mode (NEW) x x |
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x x < > RAID-0 (striping) mode (NEW) x x |
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x x < > RAID-1 (mirroring) mode (NEW) x x |
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x x < > RAID-10 (mirrored striping) mode (EXPERIMENTAL) (NEW) x x |
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x x <*> RAID-4/RAID-5 mode x x |
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x x < > RAID-6 mode (NEW) x x |
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x x < > Multipath I/O support (NEW) x x |
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x x < > Faulty test module for MD (NEW) |
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Maybe I am missing something here? |
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On Thu, March 2, 2006 11:54, Marton Gabor wrote: |
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> Hi! |
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> Another mail said that the kernel cannot be placed to a RAID5 array, |
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> only to a RAID1 array, so who's right? Or did I got something wrong? |
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> Marton Gabor |
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> <gabor.marton@××××××××××.hu>,<ICQ UIN: 169394884>,<T: +36 30 447-2042> |
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> VE-MIK |
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> VeHoK informatikai megbizott |
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> informatika-l adminisztrator |
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> informatika-lev adminisztrator |
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> bsc-info adminisztrator |
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> gazdinfo adminisztrator |
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> xyon wrote: |
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>>(4 X 250GB ) - (1 X 250GB) = 750GB without hotspare. Although having a |
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>>hot-spare may be worth it. |
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>>You should be able to RAID-5 /boot and all other partitions (minus swap, |
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>>of course). As long as the RAID modules are built into the kernel and you |
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>>have a functional raid config, you should be good. |
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>>On Thu, March 2, 2006 11:19, Marton Gabor wrote: |
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>>>Hi! |
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>>>Thank you all for the fast replies, you helped me a lot. Unfortunately |
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>>>we cannot afford a HW RAID card, so I have to make it with software |
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>>> RAID. |
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>>>Now I have the idea to use RAID5 and if I get the picure rigth I need |
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>>>let's say a ~100MB /boot in RAID1, 512MB swap not in RAID on every disk, |
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>>>and I can build a RAID5 from the rest of the storage space, and will be |
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>>>able to use 750GB-(/boot*4)-(swap*4) and the 4th HD will store the |
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>>>so-called parity information. |
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>>>Marton Gabor |
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>>><gabor.marton@××××××××××.hu>,<ICQ UIN: 169394884>,<T: +36 30 447-2042> |
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>>>VE-MIK |
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>>>VeHoK informatikai megbizott |
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>>>informatika-l adminisztrator |
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>>>informatika-lev adminisztrator |
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>>>bsc-info adminisztrator |
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>>>gazdinfo adminisztrator |
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