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Obsolete Releases => SME Server 7.x => Topic started by: BullockBob on December 27, 2008, 09:15:40 AM
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Hello
I would like to configure a 3 disk setup as follows:
2 identical drives = Software raid 1
1 drive = no raid
Can this be done, and if so could someone please point me in the right direction?
Cheers
Bob
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Install SME Server with the two RAID drives in the server, and then follow the Add Extra Hard Drive tutorial in the wiki to add the third drive post-install.
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Install SME Server with the two RAID drives in the server, and then follow the Add Extra Hard Drive tutorial in the wiki to add the third drive post-install.
Thanks for your rapid reply.
Sorry, I should have been clearer, its the system drive (initial drive) that will not be raid. So, if I install to the system drive (without others present), then can I add the other two after?
Its just I tried this under VMware and got an error about the free disk count must equal 1.
Cheers
Bob
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Sure, this is possible. It would work something like this:
1. Do the install with the single drive
2. Note the device node for the single drive (probably /dev/sda or /dev/hda) and whether any RAID arrays exist (/dev/mdX)
3. Attach the two RAID drives (unformatted) and note their device nodes (possibly /dev/sdb,c or /dev/hdb,c -- but could vary)
4. Use mdadm to create the new array /dev/mdX comprised of the two new device nodes /dev/xxx and /dev/yyy
5. Use mkfs.ext3 to format the newly created array /dev/mdX
6. Create the desired mount point - if needed
6. Edit /etc/fstab to allow SME Server to automount the new raid array (/dev/mdX) on whatever mount point you want
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Thanks for the help. Its really appreciated!
Cheers