> RAID system for a mirroring array?
>
>
> 2. ATA Raid
> array compatibility with Windows, and I'm installing a Linux-only server
> - ATA Raid does not support off-line disks, and shouldn't be used for
> production
> servers.
>
> 3. Linux software RAID
> Finally, I can use the linux software RAID. But how will this work with
> FastTrak?
It work fine, compile only fasttrak options in kernel, you don't need
compile ataraid. Disks found in system are hde,hdg (,hdi,etc..) (If you
make production server you don't want use slave disks...)
> Should I delete the RAID 1 array in the FastTrak BIOS and leave two seperate
> drives?
Don't do that. Promise don't boot if array is not definined. In further if
you need replace broken disk, correct way to do that is:
1. In promise bios, first delete array and make new mirror, but _don't_
clone disks!!! (linux raid-disks are not identical...)
2. After boot linux, you need partition new disk (hde/hdg) and add it to
linux sw-raid (raidhotadd)
(remember: promise use drives last two sectors so don't use them in
partitions!!)
> Is it possible to convert an ATA Raid array to a linux software RAID
> array?
Backups...
> There are several implementations of the software RAID - which one should I
> use?
Use 2.4-series kernel... (Or 2.2.17->)
>
> Thanks for any help.
LVM is also good system to maintain storage devices...Worth of learn...
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