From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Robert L. Harris" Subject: What is needed? Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2003 09:50:30 -0500 Sender: linux-raid-owner@vger.kernel.org Message-ID: <20030319145030.GD4955@rdlg.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="xXmbgvnjoT4axfJE" Return-path: Content-Disposition: inline To: Linux-Raid List-Id: linux-raid.ids --xXmbgvnjoT4axfJE Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Scenario: Debian Woody Distro Kernel 2.4.16 with RAID compiled in System with 2 scsi disks, sda sdb root (/) is built out on /dev/md1 (dev/md0 is pre-allocated for something else) /dev/sda has a hardware failure and dies System should detach sda1 from md1 and continue on 1) If the disks are hotswapable then sda should be able to be replaced and synced up normally correct? 2) If for some reason the system has to be booted off of /dev/md1 without /dev/sda would it be a matter of putting a floppy in the drive that has a kernel written to it with dd and then use rdev to tell it to boot /dev/sdb1 instead of sda1? Anyone have a good walkthrough of setting something like this up? I'd like to answer all the questions before I take it to my boss. Robert :wq! --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Robert L. Harris | PGP Key ID: E344DA3B @ x-hkp://pgp.mit.edu=20 DISCLAIMER: These are MY OPINIONS ALONE. I speak for no-one else. Diagnosis: witzelsucht =09 IPv6 =3D robert@ipv6.rdlg.net http://ipv6.rdlg.net IPv4 =3D robert@mail.rdlg.net http://www.rdlg.net --xXmbgvnjoT4axfJE Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.1 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE+eIO28+1vMONE2jsRAtQhAKDESZ7x05OYpU6zhtLMNx8C7zfaPwCfQ2kw 5Ge5kWibV2tNeye1vG/5H6w= =5qmZ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --xXmbgvnjoT4axfJE--