Topic: 2 Sata Hard disk with No Raid Installation

[the-heck]

Hi.  I would like to know how to install sme with only 2 hard disks configured to act as 1 (to increase size) without using Raid 1.

I tried 'sme noraid' option but it only shows 1 hard disk and awaiting unused hard disk ready to be added to raid volume.  This is still configured as raid 1, doesn't it?

Help please.

[Stefano]

the-heck

your idea is EVIL

RAID-0 is a no-sense idea on a server.. all your data will be lost if only a single byte is wrong.

if you want more space, buy larger hd or buy many of them..

My 2€c

Stefano

[the-heck]

hmmm... ok. got it.

Is it possible to add USB External Drive to RAID?

[Reinhold]

Hi.  I would like to know how to install sme with only 2 hard disks configured to act as 1 (to increase size) without using Raid 1.

http://wiki.contribs.org/AddExtraHardDisk
plus use LVM  (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logical_volume_management)
http://wiki.contribs.org/Talk:AddExtraHardDisk
...still no redundancy but also no drastic worsening of failure probability

Regards
Reinhold

[Reinhold]

Is it possible to add USB External Drive to RAID?

You can use ANY PARTITION to form a Linux SoftRaid. But why would you ?
The "R" in Raid is for redundancy
... USB is anything but a stable environment.
If your requirement still is "large continuous storage space" ...see my answer above!

Please don't overlook the fact that Linux isn't DOS, isn't limited to the letters of the alphabet "C: Z:" for storage
Adding a HD, making (several ?) partitions and mounting them where required will give you space where it's needed.
While LVM is the solution for the flexibility you ask for - it is mostly not even needed.
In SME I doubt you need more than the advice to:
 "mount your HD into a new ibay"
... put your new stuff there...

Regards
Reinhold