[Gllug] RAID Help

[Chanka Perera]

> > So i have installed redhat 9 with /,swap,/boot and 
> /home(where all the 
> > mbox's will be).I used mdadm to create raid devices.But i 
> cant seem to 
> > create raids on partitions when they are mounted, so i was unable to
> > create raid on my /home and /.
> > 
> 
> You can't. RAID devices are below the filesystem level, so 
> you have to 
> firstly create the RAID device, and then create a filesystem 
> on top of it.
True.
> 
> If memory serves me correctly, I seem to think that SuSE 
> allows you to 
> create RAID devices during installation, perhaps this would 
> be a simpler 
> route for you?
> 

Yes it's simple even on redhat/fedora c1 installation process you can do
it very easily.
Go through the following if you are on redhat
http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-9-Manual/custom-guide/ch-so
ftware-raid.html
http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-9-Manual/custom-guide/ch-ra
id-intro.html

  -Chanka Perera
http://www.linux.lk/~chanka 
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