I'll try this and post back. Thanks /Mark --- Jeremy Rumpf <jrumpf@heavyload.net> wrote: > On Friday 20 September 2002 14:37 pm, Mr mark ennis > wrote: > > I am testing EXT3 as a filesystem for a server > whose > > power supply is failure prone. > > > > In order to do the test, I have a lever that I can > > control from PC1 that can press the reset button > on > > PC2. PC2's reset button is automatically pressed > once > > every 120 seconds (the boot sequence on PC2 takes > 80 > > seconds). > > > > While PC2 is booted, PC1 directs email and web > > requests at PC2, so that the PC2 disks are busy > > > > PC1 o=lever==== PC2 (Raid1, Journaled EXT3) > > > > ------network----- > > > > PC2 setup: > > .2* RAID-1 (mirrored) IDE Disks (md - s/w > > If you're using IDE drives make sure the write-back > cache on the drives are > disabled. Flushed log data may only be in the drives > cache and not on the > platter when you flip the switch, causing loss of > data for that transaction. > > hdparm -W 0 /dev/hda > hdparm -W 0 /dev/hdb > > Jeremy > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Ext3-users@redhat.com > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/ext3-users __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Everything you'll ever need on one web page from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts http://uk.my.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Ext3-users@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/ext3-users
