Messages in this thread | ![/](/images/icornerl.gif) | | Date | Tue, 30 Dec 2003 12:58:59 -0800 | From | Samuel Flory <> | Subject | Re: Best Low-cost IDE RAID Solution For 2.6.x? (OT?) |
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Wakko Warner wrote: >>>>nice about bad sectors as most hardware raid controllers. On the other >>>>hand the md driver kicks the ass of nearly every raid controller I've tried. >>> >>>Faster than the mylex extreme raid 2000? or one of the higher end adaptecs? >> >>Even faster than HP/Compaq cciss hwraid setups, yes. > > > I've personally not had any experience with any hardware raid other than the > mylex DAC960 family. >
I know a number of people that run their mylex cards in jbod mode and use software raid;-)
> One thing that keeps me from using the linux raid sw is the fact it can't be > partitioned.
You're thinking of it the wrong way. You just create a bunch of partitions and make them into raid devices. You shouldn't be using the entire disk or you will break autodetection.
> I thought about lvm/evms, but I'm unwilling to make an initrd to > set it up (mounting root). Unfortunately boot loaders don't seem to support > anything other than raid1. (Mostly lilo, but I'm not sure grub would do this > either) >
Lilo deals well with raid 1 devices. I typical create a small raid 1 mirror as /boot. Just be sure to install your bootloader on to all drives. Newer versions of lilo will do the right thing if told to use /dev/mdwhatever.
-- There is no such thing as obsolete hardware. Merely hardware that other people don't want. (The Second Rule of Hardware Acquisition) Sam Flory <sflory@rackable.com>
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