Re: [QUESTION] Sata RAID

From: Michael-Luke Jones
Date: Sat Feb 24 2007 - 12:12:41 EST


But using 'fakeraid' (i.e. BIOS RAID) together with dmraid is generally discouraged in favour of using the more stable and well supported Linux Software RAID functionality.

Michael-Luke

On 24 Feb 2007, at 15:24, Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz wrote:


use device mapper and dmraid

http://people.redhat.com/~heinzm/sw/dmraid/

and please read

http://linux-ata.org/faq-sata-raid.html

On Saturday 24 February 2007, Patrick Ale wrote:
Hi,

Quick question,

Since I am going to open my server today to do some pata tests (for
the weird detection problems people are giving me fantastic help with,
no sarcasm, I really mean it) I thought: why not add two 320GB SATA
disks on the SATA controller that the mainboard has.

I am wondering: should I use the onboard RAID function? Is this
supported by Linux? I remember back in "the old days (TM)" there were
seperate (spelling) drivers for ataraid, how does the current 2.6
branch cope with the RAID functions of modern motherboards?

I am aware that it is NOT hardware raid, the raid is done in the
driver, which is why you need this fancy boot disk before installing
Windows on your RAID set.

Or would you suggest me to stick with MD devices?


Cheers,

Patrick Ale
patrick.ale@xxxxxxxxx

"kun kasvan isoksi, halun olla poro"
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