From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Keld =?iso-8859-1?Q?J=F8rn?= Simonsen Subject: Re: Purpose of Document? (was Re: draft howto on making raids for surviving a disk crash) Date: Wed, 6 Feb 2008 16:29:59 +0100 Message-ID: <20080206152958.GA16090@rap.rap.dk> References: <20080202194131.GA7875@rap.rap.dk> <20080206090557.GA19764@percy.comedia.it> <47A9C325.4080603@pobox.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Return-path: Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <47A9C325.4080603@pobox.com> Sender: linux-raid-owner@vger.kernel.org To: Moshe Yudkowsky Cc: linux raid List-Id: linux-raid.ids On Wed, Feb 06, 2008 at 08:24:37AM -0600, Moshe Yudkowsky wrote: > I read through the document, and I've signed up for a Wiki account so I > can edit it. > > One of the things I wanted to do was correct the title. I see that there > are *three* different Wiki pages about how to build a system that boots > from RAID. None of them are complete yet. > > So, what is the purpose of this page? I think the purpose is "a complete > description of how to use RAID to build a system that not only boots > from RAID but is robust against other hazards such as file system > corruption." You are right about that there are more than one wiki page addressing very related issues. I also considered whether there was a need for the new page, and discussed it with David. And yes, my idea was to make a howto on building a system that can survive a disk crash. A simple system that can also work for a workstation. In fact the main audience is possibly here. so my focus is: survive a failing disk, and keep it simple. Best regards Keld