From: David Greaves <david@dgreaves.com>
To: linux-raid@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Robin Bowes <robin-lists@robinbowes.com>
Subject: Re: ANNOUNCE: mdadm 1.6.0 - A tool for managing Soft RAID under Linux
Date: Fri, 04 Jun 2004 16:22:38 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <40C093BE.2030103@dgreaves.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <27831.194.60.85.4.1086361244.squirrel@194.60.85.4>
Robin Bowes wrote:
>Anyway, back to the subject in hand...
>
>I have a linux box into which I shall be installed 6 x 250GB SATA drives on a couple of
>Promise controllers (3 per controller). I guess these will be named
>/dev/sd{a,b,c,d,e,f}.
>
>
<grin>
I just installed a single controller (TX4) and 3 250Gb drives...
the 4th, as I type, is with a courier, lost somewhere in Berkshire...
>I then intend to create a couple of mirrored partitions, one to boot from and one for
>swap, plus a large RAID5 array with several partitions for /usr,/home, /data, etc.
>
>So, would I do something like:
>
>
<snip>
yes.
But any reason not to use lvm2? (anyone?)
If you fancy a cut'n'paste of my commands and output, look here:
http://www.mythtv.info/moin.cgi/AdministrationSoftware_2fLvmRaid
Also talks you through setting up lvm2 on your new raid 5 array.
Later, when you run out of space (!) you can add another array and or
shuffle partitions about using lvm.
David
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2004-06-04 15:22 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 21+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2004-06-04 6:29 ANNOUNCE: mdadm 1.6.0 - A tool for managing Soft RAID under Linux Neil Brown
2004-06-04 10:12 ` Robin Bowes
2004-06-04 12:13 ` Neil Brown
2004-06-04 13:31 ` me
2004-06-04 14:21 ` Guy
2004-06-05 2:51 ` me
2004-06-05 6:08 ` Neil Brown
2004-06-06 22:50 ` me
2004-06-05 6:36 ` David Greaves
2004-06-06 22:52 ` me
2004-06-04 15:00 ` Robin Bowes
2004-06-04 15:22 ` David Greaves [this message]
2004-06-04 15:27 ` Robin Bowes
-- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2004-06-04 10:12 Robin Bowes
2004-06-06 16:30 ` Andreas Haumer
2004-06-06 21:46 ` Neil Brown
2004-06-07 7:50 ` Mario 'BitKoenig' Holbe
2004-06-07 15:54 ` Joe Pruett
2004-06-08 14:11 ` Mario 'BitKoenig' Holbe
2004-06-09 7:01 ` Clemens Schwaighofer
2004-06-06 22:58 Norman Schmidt
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