> -----Original Message----- > From: redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:redhat-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Richard Hobbs > Sent: Friday, March 04, 2005 5:44 AM > To: 'General Red Hat Linux discussion list' > Subject: Single HDD into soft-RAID? > > Hello, > > I currently have a machine which has a single hard drive, non > RAID'd, running RH8.0. > > I would like to add a second hard drive and turn it into a soft-RAID1 > (mirrored) machine. > > Is this possible, or will I have to rebuild the machine, > partitioning the disk as RAID partitions this time, instead > of normal partitions? > > If this is possible without repartitioning the hard drive and > reinstalling redhat, could you let me know how? > > Thanks in advance, > Hobbs. > > -- > Richard Hobbs (Systems Administrator) > Toshiba Research Europe Ltd. - Speech Technology Group > Web: http://www.toshiba-europe.com/research/ > Email: richard.hobbs@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Tel: +44 1223 376964 Mobile: +44 7811 803377 > > > > _____________________________________________________________________ > This e-mail has been scanned for viruses by MCI's Internet > Managed Scanning Services - powered by MessageLabs. For > further information visit http://www.mci.com > > -- > redhat-list mailing list > unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > > If you have enough room on your current drives for this, create raid partition's the same size as your current partition's on your source and on your target disk, create the raid set, and migrate your data then update your necessary config files. If you do not have enough storage on your current drive's. Then you will have the reinstall. Albert Smith Sr. Unix Systems Administrator HPCSA, RHCT Genex Services 440 E. Swedesford Rd. Wayne, PA 19087 albert.smith@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (610) 964-5154 -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:redhat-list-request@xxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
