[mythtv-users] question about RAID

Joe Votour joevph at yahoo.com
Sun Jan 8 20:14:44 UTC 2006



--- Steve Adeff <adeffs at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Sunday 08 January 2006 14:30, Michael Haan wrote:
> > On 1/8/06, Steve Adeff <adeffs at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > On Sunday 08 January 2006 13:20, Joe Votour
> wrote:
> > > > --- Steve Adeff <adeffs at gmail.com> wrote:

<snip>

> > > > > Thanks for the help!
> > > > > --
> > > > > Steve
> > > > >
> > > > > >
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> > >
> > > I have nvRaid, so I guess I'm better off using
> the linux "md" raid.
> > > So are these SATA ports useless to me? could I
> still use them and just
> > > use "md" for the actual RAID stuff?
> > >
> >
> > Yes, that's exactly what I do.  4 SATA 250's in a
> RAID 5 config using
> > mdadm.
> 
> So you use the raid controller but use mdadm to
> handle the RAID array?
> 
> thanks,
> Steve
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What you do is use the ports in non-RAID mode (i.e.
make them all regular SATA ports) and use mdadm to
create and manage the RAID array.

-- Joe


		
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