Re: [PLUG] organizing files on software Raid (SCSI)

[epike@isinet.com]

well if youre ok without recompiling the kernel
(and stick with default kernel)
i'd put /, /boot, /usr and /tmp on IDE because
theyre easy to replace.  That shoudl be more
than enough enough to bring your kernel up 
to mount raid.

i suggets putting /home, /var on your scsi raid.
(where presumably your important data resides)
also instead of one big raid partition why not 
divide your 2 scsi disks into md0, md1 , md2..etc.
also consider not partitioning everything at 
once, that way if you need more space such as /morespace
you can just hang it onto /dev/md4 ors something.

however my suggestion doesnt protect /etc
where a lot of configuration files are located.

I know booting kernel up with raid capability
(root raid) is possible but i havent really
played with it yet (i.e. mounting / in raid).

epike


> 
> Hello, I am trying to set up a computer to use software RAID, and put as 
> much as I can on the RAID.  I have seen some indications that I can't boot 
> from a software RAID (although other places I have seen contrary information).

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