From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: adfas asd Subject: Re: NAS Remote Side of a Mirror Date: Tue, 6 Oct 2009 08:36:45 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <177866.95801.qm@web38807.mail.mud.yahoo.com> References: <20091006152443.GA3151@cthulhu.home.robinhill.me.uk> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: In-Reply-To: <20091006152443.GA3151@cthulhu.home.robinhill.me.uk> Sender: linux-raid-owner@vger.kernel.org To: linux-raid@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-raid.ids --- On Tue, 10/6/09, Robin Hill wrote: > > I am concerned about the boot process though, as the > NASsed side will > > not be available until the network comes up. > Will the array be able > > to be patient for that and include that side once it > comes up, and run > > not degraded? > > > The network can be brought up from within the initrd, so > there's no need > for the array to wait (that's even more trivial if you just > have /home > on the array as you suggest below). Alternately, you > could use > write-intent bitmaps, in which case the resync should be > very quick (you > may want these anyway - depends how reliable the network > connection and > NAS is). Wow, this is good news. I'll do some research. It's a freaky quantum world, when you don't even need a partition... Ya have write-intent bitmaps enabled already, thanks.