* Reinstall OS Without Disturbing Software Raid Array
@ 2011-07-09 17:53 Noah Swint
2011-07-09 18:29 ` Mathias Burén
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From: Noah Swint @ 2011-07-09 17:53 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: LinuxRaid
Can I reinstall fedora 14 without destroying the software raid array?
^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 5+ messages in thread* Re: Reinstall OS Without Disturbing Software Raid Array 2011-07-09 17:53 Reinstall OS Without Disturbing Software Raid Array Noah Swint @ 2011-07-09 18:29 ` Mathias Burén 2011-07-09 20:55 ` Tyler J. Wagner 2011-07-09 21:09 ` Maurice Hilarius 2 siblings, 0 replies; 5+ messages in thread From: Mathias Burén @ 2011-07-09 18:29 UTC (permalink / raw) To: Noah Swint; +Cc: LinuxRaid On 9 July 2011 18:53, Noah Swint <noah.swint@gmail.com> wrote: > Can I reinstall fedora 14 without destroying the software raid array? > > -- > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-raid" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > Ask Fedora. /M -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-raid" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 5+ messages in thread
* Re: Reinstall OS Without Disturbing Software Raid Array 2011-07-09 17:53 Reinstall OS Without Disturbing Software Raid Array Noah Swint 2011-07-09 18:29 ` Mathias Burén @ 2011-07-09 20:55 ` Tyler J. Wagner 2011-07-09 21:09 ` Maurice Hilarius 2 siblings, 0 replies; 5+ messages in thread From: Tyler J. Wagner @ 2011-07-09 20:55 UTC (permalink / raw) To: Noah Swint; +Cc: LinuxRaid On Sat, 2011-07-09 at 13:53 -0400, Noah Swint wrote: > Can I reinstall fedora 14 without destroying the software raid array? Any other Linux with md raid support will be able to read the array. The exception would be if you are using a 1.x metadata format array, and tried to move it to a very old kernel that doesn't support it. A newer OS will always be fine. I cannot promise the Fedora installer won't delete the contents of the array. I'm not familiar with it. Regards, Tyler -- "If we confuse dissent with disloyalty — if we deny the right of the individual to be wrong, unpopular, eccentric or unorthodox — if we deny the essence of racial equality then hundreds of millions in Asia and Africa who are shopping about for a new allegiance will conclude that we are concerned to defend a myth and our present privileged status. Every act that denies or limits the freedom of the individual in this country costs us the ... confidence of men and women who aspire to that freedom and independence of which we speak and for which our ancestors fought." -- Edward R. Murrow -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-raid" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 5+ messages in thread
* Re: Reinstall OS Without Disturbing Software Raid Array 2011-07-09 17:53 Reinstall OS Without Disturbing Software Raid Array Noah Swint 2011-07-09 18:29 ` Mathias Burén 2011-07-09 20:55 ` Tyler J. Wagner @ 2011-07-09 21:09 ` Maurice Hilarius 2011-07-14 11:01 ` Simon Mcnair 2 siblings, 1 reply; 5+ messages in thread From: Maurice Hilarius @ 2011-07-09 21:09 UTC (permalink / raw) To: Noah Swint, linux-raid On 7/9/2011 11:53 AM, Noah Swint wrote: > Can I reinstall fedora 14 without destroying the software raid array? Yes. In the Fedora installer, when you get to the disk partitioning options selection, choose "Custom" which is, I believe the last option on the pull down menu. That assumes, of course, that you are using the GUI installer version. If you are installing in text mode, the choice is the same, however the menu is different. One may if you like, also selectively save existing partitions and their data, but choosing whether or not you want them to be formatted. Often one may want to preserve /home, assuming that it is a separate partition or md device. -- -- Cheers, Maurice Hilarius eMail: /mhilarius@gmail.com/ ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 5+ messages in thread
* Re: Reinstall OS Without Disturbing Software Raid Array 2011-07-09 21:09 ` Maurice Hilarius @ 2011-07-14 11:01 ` Simon Mcnair 0 siblings, 0 replies; 5+ messages in thread From: Simon Mcnair @ 2011-07-14 11:01 UTC (permalink / raw) To: Maurice Hilarius; +Cc: Noah Swint, linux-raid Best advice would be to ensure you have a back up before trying it ;-) As an aside my raid array is mountable using even a live cd once mdadm and lvm2 packages have been installed. On 9 July 2011 22:09, Maurice Hilarius <maurice@harddata.com> wrote: > On 7/9/2011 11:53 AM, Noah Swint wrote: >> >> Can I reinstall fedora 14 without destroying the software raid array? > > Yes. > > In the Fedora installer, when you get to the disk partitioning options > selection, > choose "Custom" which is, I believe the last option on the pull down menu. > > That assumes, of course, that you are using the GUI installer version. > If you are installing in text mode, the choice is the same, however the menu > is different. > > One may if you like, also selectively save existing partitions and their > data, but choosing > whether or not you want them to be formatted. > > Often one may want to preserve /home, assuming that it is a separate > partition or md device. > > > > > -- > -- > Cheers, > Maurice Hilarius > eMail: /mhilarius@gmail.com/ > -- > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-raid" in > the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html > -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-raid" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html ^ permalink raw reply [flat|nested] 5+ messages in thread
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