Hi,
I'm new to the list,
but not to the misery of trying to run a Linux server with Promise "RAID"
controllers! I have the equivalent of a Fastrak100TX2 in the form of a 20267
embedded chip on the mobo.
I've now tired of
not being able to get off RH 7.1 or even build my own kernels, and need to take
some action for the sake of my sanity!
So, I'm running a
pair of identical IDE drives in RAID-1 with the binary fte.o driver from
Promise, and would like to move to a software raid solution with the kernel md
devices. I did not realize until I tried it, but it would appear that I cannot
just make this controller a standard IDE controller. If I disable the RAID on
the motherboard, it totally disables it - no IDE on those ports at
all.
I'm assuming, then,
that I need to make these devices JBOD, but have them only spanning themselves?
If I make this change, does anybody know the following:
a) Does the
Fastbuild utility mess with my data at all, or will each drive retain a complete
copy of all the data?
b) How do these
devices show up in Linux? What sort of driver do I need?
c) If I convert one
drive to JBOD, and leave the other one 'free', presumably the 'free' one will
serve as a good backup until I prove the booting?
Any help would be
greatly appreciated!!!!
Many
thanks
James
