Bashing is not suppose to be on this list. If you feel the need to insult
please take it to the politics list thanks.
Bill
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ken Billings" <ken@coffeehouseltd.com>
To: <slug@nks.net>
Sent: Tuesday, December 03, 2002 9:17 PM
Subject: Re: [SLUG] Raid 1 with Linux question
> I think you're wrong, Ian. The poster I've forwarded below seems to
> know the _REAL_ answer.
> ...Don't you hate it when the clueless speak like they are the
> authority?
> This came from the SVLUG list. As yet no one has responded
> intelligently.
>
> -Ken
>
>
>
> -----Forwarded Message-----
>
> From: Alex A. <arbitman@pacbell.net>
> To: svlug@lists.svlug.org
> Cc: kpneil@haube.org
> Subject: Re: [svlug] Raid 1 with Linux question
> Date: 03 Dec 2002 09:01:37 -0800
>
> > I've done quite a bit of reading about setting up raid 1 with
> raidtools but
> > have not found the answer to my situation.
> > I have an 80GB hd which is almost full and have got hold of a second
> hd of the
> > same size and I now want to mirror the first on the second with raid
> 1.
> > Problem is all the hints, advice, and, howtos seem to assume your
> starting
> > with blank discs and get you to format both of them when you're
> setting up
> > raid 1.
>
> There is no way to build RAID and preserve existing data on one of the
> disks. My advice to you is to buy IDE-RAID controller(around $80.00) and
> get third 80G HD. Build RAID1 using 2 clean disks. Create same
> partitions (same name and size) on RAID disks at install time. Boot new
> OS using RAID disks and copy all data from original disk to your RAID.
> Use "tar" or "CPIO" to do it the easy way. Then erase all data from old
> disk and switch it with one of RAID disks. Return third disk if you are
> not planning to use it. I hope all of it was clear enough.
>
> > Is it possible to set up one half of the raid 1 array and then copy my
> present
> > data to that, whereupon I could reformat the (presently almost full)
> disc and
> > incorporate it into the raid 1 array? Is that question clear? I hope
> so!
> > Neil
> I am not sure if I understood this question. But make sure you don't do
> RAID on same disk. It makes no any sense at all.
>
>
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