> speaking of RAID, is it possible to install a RAID on a fresh system
> from the install disk? The reason I ask is it's possible to put your

yes if it's modified install disk i made :)

standard install disks lacks raid in kernel and raidctl in ramdisk

> boot hd in a RAID, it would only make sense to do this at the
> beginning.
>
> --- Jukka Marin <jmarin@pyy.jmp.fi> wrote:
> > On Thu, Dec 27, 2001 at 02:19:11PM +0200, Jukka Marin wrote:
> > > Well, I got a 80 GB disk to get RAID fully up again.  I plan to
> > move to
> > > 80 GB disks later (to replace the other IBM before it dies).
> > >
> > > How do I reconstruct my RAID1 system?  raid0 consisted of /dev/wd4e
> > and
> > > /dev/wd5e and then /dev/wd4e failed.  After replacing /dev/wd4e and
> > > disklabeling it, I ended up with
> > >
> > > root@kyyhky ~ # raidctl -s raid0
> > > Components:
> > >           component0: failed
> > > 	             /dev/wd5e: optimal
> > > No spares.
> > > component0 status is: failed.  Skipping label.
> > >
> > > If I try to 'raidctl -R /dev/wd4e raid0' as suggested by the
> > raidctl manpage,
> > > I get
> > >
> > > raidctl: /dev/wd4e is not a component of this device
> >
> > I did 'raidctl -a /dev/wd4e raid0' and 'raidctl -F component0 raid0'
> >
> > and then 'shutdown -r now' and this time, my raid0 came up as healthy
> > as
> > ever.  Don't know what was the problem - maybe I'm not allowed to
> > 'reboot'
> > a system with raid?  (Is 'shutdown' safer?)
> >
> > Now, maybe I should get some 80 GB Seagate Barracudas for a larger
> > RAID..
> >
> >   -jm
>
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