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4 disk raid install

Offline frederikbay

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4 disk raid install
« on: March 28, 2008, 04:35:21 PM »
Hi All

I 'may' have a small problem with a new server I have build.

The server has 4x 1 TB drives and I assumed after reading http://wiki.contribs.org/Raid that they would be installed as Raid 5.

And they are, sort of, but have a look at this screenshot.



Now I don't know what the raid 1 personality is doing there. But this is the first machine I have done with 4 drives, so maybe this is how it's supposed to be.

Any thoughts?

PS. Have to add that I first did the installation with 3 drives, and when I got the 4th drive, I ran the installation and did an erase - install.

Frederik




« Last Edit: March 28, 2008, 05:10:16 PM by frederikbay »

Offline byte

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Re: 4 disk raid install
« Reply #1 on: March 28, 2008, 06:58:46 PM »
SME Server installs your raid as 3+1spare, so your screen shot looks fine.
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Have you filled in a Bug Report over @ http://bugs.contribs.org ? Please don't wait to be told this way you help us to help you/others - Thanks!

Offline frederikbay

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Re: 4 disk raid install
« Reply #2 on: March 28, 2008, 07:24:31 PM »
Ok, thanks byte

but I'm still a bit confused about the raid1 personality.

anyway of to install some contribs  :-D

Offline CharlieBrady

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Re: 4 disk raid install
« Reply #3 on: March 28, 2008, 07:33:41 PM »
Now I don't know what the raid 1 personality is doing there.

RAID1 is there because the /boot partition is mirrored on each of your drives.

Offline frederikbay

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Re: 4 disk raid install
« Reply #4 on: March 28, 2008, 08:09:19 PM »
Charlie, thank you for clarifying.