File Server and Raid

[Gabriel Dragffy]

Hi,
AFAIK if you are going to be using software raid then /boot will have to
be mounted as  a seperate primary parition, the kernel and modules are
loaded from here, which then allows for access to your array (same with
LVM) and it seems you discovered this yourself.

Which disc are you using? For a fileserver you shouldn't be using
anything other than the alternate install disc as this disc has support
for raid, lvm and doesn't require you to install a window manager.

Gabe

On Tue, 2006-11-14 at 05:43 +0000, Richard Brown wrote:
> Basically I set-up the disks like this:
> 10 gb / bootable raid
> 1 gb swap
> 239 gb /home raid
> 
> The problem was that it did not recognise the bootable root partition
> and kept saying there is no root partition.
> 
> In the end I did this:
> 10 gb / bootable
> 1 gb swap
> 239 gb /home raid
> 
> 10 gb /temp
> 1 gb swap
> 239 gb /home raid
> 
> It seems to have worked and I have an installed system. Am I setting
> myself up for a fall please? Can anybody see a problem with what I am
> trying to do? Is there a mailing list that simply deals with
> setting-up servers please?
> 
> Thanks
> -- 
> Rich
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