From: Bill Davidsen <davidsen@tmr.com>
To: Ken <Ken@4dcsi.com>
Cc: linux-raid@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: software raid to Hardware raid
Date: Mon, 27 Mar 2006 18:28:40 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <44287528.8040003@tmr.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <44281791.7060105@4dcsi.com>
Ken wrote:
> Hello,
> We have a Red Hat 7.1 box running kernel 2.4.17-SMP. We have
> raidtools installed. We had a hardware RAID that got converted to a
> software raid by mistake. Is there any way to go back without
> loosing the data? the device is showing up as /dev/md0. Thank you.
1 - back up your data
2 - convert to hw raid
3 - test carefully to be sure it works
4 - reload your data
And left out, step zero, consider why you want to do this if what you
have is working reliably
also, between 2 and 3 consider upgrading to a distribution and kernel
written this millenium.
Given the state of hardware raid when that kernel was new, and the state
of the drivers, I would be very sure I had a GOOD reason to change anything.
--
bill davidsen <davidsen@tmr.com>
CTO TMR Associates, Inc
Doing interesting things with small computers since 1979
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2006-03-27 23:28 UTC|newest]
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2006-03-27 16:49 ` software raid to Hardware raid Ken
2006-03-27 23:28 ` Bill Davidsen [this message]
2006-03-28 2:12 ` Ken Swarthout
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