CM spake the following on 2/28/2007 11:05 AM:
> On Wed, 28 Feb 2007 08:30:08 -0800
> Scott Silva <ssilva@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>> CM spake the following on 2/28/2007 5:40 AM:
>>>> IIRC, you also have to do some special magic with the grub config
>>> to > make the machine boot nicely even if you have to reboot with
>>> one drive >
>>>> down. Unfortunately, it's been a while since last time I did this,
>>> so > I can't remember.
>>>> --
>>>> Haakon Gjersvik Eriksen -- Basefarm AS
>>> Presuming sda first HDD, sdb second HDD, first partition (0) is
>>> /boot
>>>
>>> grub
>>> device (hd1) /dev/sdb
>>> root (hd1,0)
>>> setup (hd1)
>>>
>>> CM
>>>
>> I'm confused. Wouldn't you want "root (hd0,0)"
>> because if the first drive fails, the second drive will become sda
>> after boot.
> You already have the grub configured on sda (original primary boot
> device) or you can't boot.
> The ideea is to configure grub on sdb - or the secondary hdd - after
> you create the raid matrix and before anything bad happens so if the
> Fail event happens on the sda (original primary boot device) you will
> boot for sure with the sdb (original secondary boot device) moved in
> place of sda.
> CM
>
I think I am just remembering the hoops I had to jump through with IDe drives.
Having a boot line with a fallback line on the different drive just in case.
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