[BlueOnyx:08125] Re: Custom RAID on install of 5107R?

[Richard Morgan]

Hi Jeff

Does this help: 
https://raid.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/RAID_setup#Create_RAID_device

I've been wondering if it's possible to install BX on a single drive then 
manually add more drives.  I'm interested in hot spares too so would be 
interested if you get success.

HTH.

Richard

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jeff Folk" <jfolk at qzoneinc.com>
To: "BlueOnyx General Mailing List" <blueonyx at mail.blueonyx.it>
Sent: Tuesday, August 16, 2011 4:48 AM
Subject: [BlueOnyx:08124] Re: Custom RAID on install of 5107R?


> On Aug 15, 2011, at 9:43 PM, Michael Stauber wrote:
>>
>>> I'm going to be reinstalling 5107R on my old server which has 4 x 380 GB
>>> disks. It is currently installed with RAID 1+0 (from 5106R). Is there an
>>> install parameter to install the disks as 3 disks in RAID 5 with one
>>> spare?
>>
>> Nope. Out of the box the CD doesn't support software RAID 5.
>>
>> But you can of course always use hardware RAID to set up your RAID 5 as
>> desired. Then simply install off the CD and you're good to go. In that 
>> case
>> the CD will just "see" one disk (as provided by the hardware RAID) and 
>> will
>> not install software RAID.
>
> Alas... My mobo only supports RAID on 2 of the 4 SATA ports. Guess I can 
> install SL from the DVD and then install BX from tarball.
>
> Jeff
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