Re: SWRaid Wiki

[David Greaves <david@dgreaves.com>]

Francois Barre wrote:
> Hello David, all,
> 
> You pointed the http://linux-raid.osdl.org as a future ressource for
> SwRAID and MD knowledge base.
Yes. it's not ready for public use yet so I've not announced it formally
- I just mention it to people when things pop up.

> 
> In fact, the TODO page on the wiki is empty...
Hmm, yes... maybe it should say "build todo list"

One action I am pursuing is "take over the official RAID FAQ". I've made
contact with the authors and we're discussing licenses etc...
Horrid stuff but important to many. Speaking of which, Neil, if you read
this - are the man pages under the GFDL or the GPL?


> But I would like to help on feeding this wiki with all the clues and
> experiences posted on the ML,
That would be worthwhile.

 and it would first be interresting to
> build up the TODO list, which could start by :
> - reference various situations where help can be provided : recovery,
> diagnostics, statistics,
> - create a comprehensive list of success stories & good
> design/techniques, in order to help people design their own RAID
> systems. In my opinion, this both deals with software params (raid
> level, chunk size, fs, ...), and with hardware decisions (sata vs.
> scsi, the right controller, ...)
Well, I wanted to focus more on refining key information from such
stories. After all, a success story is only relevant to a particular
situation.

I'd rather develop a diagnostic approach which leads people through a
diagnostic process and explains when to use certain tools/options. That
would also be something we could keep up to date whereas an actual story
loses relevance over time.


> PS : I really like your "RAID Recovery" page :
> "If this happens then first of all: don't panic. Seriously. Don't rush
> into anything..."
<grin>
yes, but so true...

David


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