Nix <nix@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: > On 22 Mar 2006, Dan Christensen prattled cheerily: [...] > Last I heard the Debian initramfs constructs RAID arrays by explicitly > specifying the devices that make them up. This is, um, a bad idea: the > first time a disk fails or your kernel renumbers them you're in > *trouble*. The initrd tool, which was the default option, does this, and it is a bad idea. The initramfs tool, which is mostly shared with Ubuntu, is less stupid. It uses mdadm and a loop to scan through the devices found on the machine and find what RAID levels are required, then builds the RAID arrays with mdrun. Unfortunately, it still doesn't transfer /etc/mdadm.conf to the initramfs, resulting in arrays changing position when constructed, to my annoyance. So, stupid, but not as stupid as the oldest tools. Daniel -- Digital Infrastructure Solutions -- making IT simple, stable and secure Phone: 0401 155 707 email: contact@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-raid" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
