Topic: 2 hd in software raid + 1 with out raid

[jvels]

Hi

Is it possible to have 2 disks with software raid and one disk with out raid in SME?

If yes what about the I-bays where would they be createt?

My meaning with the setup, is to have a secure i bays where data ise mirrored with softraid, and the disk with out raid is for a temp drive where people at the lan can store not important data is it possible with SME server?

Best Regrads
Jesper Vels

[HomePlayer]

if you use software mirroring the ibays would be mirrord. So your fine.

after install of sme on 2 Hd using software mirorning ad your 3rd hd and mount this to a user or so.

[Reinhold]

...actually an SME raid1 auto setup mirrors "everything" incl boot and root <g> swap(ped) all over in various RAID1 partitions...

But HP is right:
Just treat the 3rd drive as any regular 2nd drive and mount it where you want it.
- If you want this as a shared ibay best make a link inside the ibays-path or
- you just follow the "add 2nd Hard Disk" tutorial here and mount "one level lower"  i.e. only your new ibay not all ibays.

Regards
Reinhold

[tcarroll]

You can set up a seperate raid1 mirror that can do that for you.  Search these forums for raid and raid1 and you will find your answer.

I have my SME installed on a single disk, then I created a 300gb raid1 array and mounted it at /home so everything is saved.

You do the same thing by mounting your raid1 at /home/e-smith/files/ibays then every ibay would be on the mirror.  Next, install another HD, and map it to something like /home/e-smith/files/users/temp and allow that user to be shared to everyone.

I am not a well versed person in Linux, but I think that would work.

HTH - Tom

[jvels]

when I have install SME on a singel harddisk, how do I create the raid on the 2 exstra harddisk, when the install is finish?

[tcarroll]

Evidently you did not search that well, or at all.  I followed the RAID HOWTO mentioned in this thread:

http://forums.contribs.org/index.php?topic=24738.0

And I also found this thread which helped me also:

http://forums.contribs.org/index.php?topic=25017.0

Good luck!