Zitiere Michael George <george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>: > On Thu, Jan 23, 2003 at 11:30:00PM +0100, Karl Huysmans wrote: > > > > As an alternative, you could use the Promise ports as extra IDE > > controllers (change the jumper) and do Linux software RAID. > > We have a Promise FastTrack in a system that is going to go from Win2000 > to > Linux in a couple weeks. Would it be better to use the linux ataraid > drivers > or disable the "hardware" RAID and use linux software RAID? use software raid > Can sofware RAID be configured at installation time? it depends on the used dist > I don't imagine linux software RAID can handle hot-swap with a HS > chassis? if you have hot swapable SCSI disks: perhaps (see bottom) otherwise you have to monitor /prog/mdstat. the "defect" disk is maked with "_" > Can linux ataraid even do that? no see: http://unthought.net/Software-RAID.HOWTO/Software-RAID.HOWTO.html Good luck! -- Tagtraum Tee Handels GmbH Malte Fahlberg Ahrensburger Str. 138 22045 Hamburg mail: mf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
