[KLUG Members] SuSe 9.1 Linux Software RAID

[Doc Rea]

Some replies below...

Phillip Hofmeister wrote:

> On Thu, 08 Jul 2004 at 08:32:52PM -0400, Doc Rea wrote:
> 
>>Hey all:
>>
>>Has anyone got the Linux Software RAID to work on SuSe 9.1? The 2.6 
>>kernel no longer supports my Promise Fastrack configuration (SuSe even 
>>makes a point to remind me of it in message boxes throuhgout the install).

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> 
> I have setup software raid with 2.4.  I believe this are plenty of
> step-by-steps out there on this topic.  Check google or tldp.org.

Done. I didn't have a problem with 2.4 It seems 2.6 no longer supports 
the setup. The SuSe installer reminds me of it many times during 
partition setup. Both Google and tlpd don't have much to help with 2.6


> If you have any specific questions I will help out the best I can.

Thanks. I appreciate it.

> 
> With 4 drives I would suggest RAID 5 or 0+1.  Depending on the processor
> specs RAID 5 may create a significant amount of CPU overhead.  I would
> avoid RAID 1 (Striping) since the failure of one drive would result in
> the loss of your entire set.  I would also put all 4 drives on a
> different channel if possible to maximize throughput (we are talking
> IDE...aren't we?)
>

Thanks for the tip here. It is 4 IDEs.