On Fri, Jul 06, 2007 at 01:59:53 -0700, Jane Dogalt <jdogalt@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > --- Sean Bruno <sean.bruno@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > In a related note, it would be nice if the installer would allow you > > to > > create a broken raid 1 in the installer, anaconda should definitely > > warn > > you and tell you that what you are doing is loopy, but there should > > be a > > way to just say, "go ahead if you really wanna". > > I thought it was going to be loopy too... > > http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-livecd-list/2006-August/msg00000.html > > I might just have to post a 7 line patch tomorrow that implements the > above... without using so much as a single loop device ;) I wouldn't let it create a 'broken' (e.g. in degraded mode) raid 1 device. You can create raid 1 arrays with only one device rather than with two devices and one of them missing. It isn't hard to add other devices to a raid 1 array later. Letting the installer *use* a degraded array is a grayer area. I think it would be better to require the admin to modify the array first otherwise you can have unexpected things happen when people split arrays by failing a drive, but end up having the failed device get used when the array is restarted later, instead of the intended device. I have asked for anaconda to be changed to allow 1 element raid 1 arrays to be used in the past (188314) and have been turned down. -- fedora-devel-list mailing list fedora-devel-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-devel-list
