Re: LVM + dmraid

[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]

 



Luca Berra <bluca@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> On Mon, Jul 10, 2006 at 01:10:40PM -0400, David Abrahams wrote:
>>Phillip Susi <psusi@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>>
>>> Could you supply some more background information?  
>>
>>The first piece is that I've now dropped dmraid for mdraid, since I
>>don't *really* need to dual boot to Windows.  I want to run Windows
>>virtualized.  Is anyone going to argue that I'm giving up something
>>important by using mdraid?
>
> depending on your bios you might not be able to boot if the primary
> drives fail. 

You mean, for example, if one of the RAIDed drives used for /boot
fails, I might fail to boot?  because...?

Couldn't I boot off a CD in that case?

> besides that i do believe md to be a better system than fakeraids.

Thanks, that's reassuring.

-- 
Dave Abrahams
Boost Consulting
www.boost-consulting.com

_______________________________________________

Ataraid-list@xxxxxxxxxx
https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/ataraid-list

[Index of Archives]     [Linux RAID]     [Linux Device Mapper]     [Linux IDE]     [Linux SCSI]     [Kernel]     [Linux Books]     [Linux Admin]     [GFS]     [RPM]     [Yosemite Campgrounds]     [AMD 64]

  Powered by Linux