Okay ... will look into my MBR on drive 1. something i thought i'd check /etc/fstab ... does it matter that my mount points look like:
# cat /etc/fstab # /etc/fstab: static file system information. # # <file system> <mount point> <type> <options> <dump> <pass> proc /proc proc defaults 0 0 /dev/hda1 / ext3 defaults,errors=remount-ro 0 1 /dev/hda9 /home ext3 defaults 0 2 /dev/hda8 /tmp ext3 defaults 0 2 /dev/hda5 /usr ext3 defaults 0 2 /dev/hda6 /var ext3 defaults 0 2 /dev/hda7 none swap sw 0 0 /dev/fd0 /media/floppy0 auto rw,user,noauto 0 0 and don't reference the /dev/mdX ? --- "Douglas A. Tutty" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, Sep 18, 2007 at 05:10:53PM -0700, harland > christofferson wrote: > > It looks like they are working ... mdadm -D device > > returns similar for all: > > > > /dev/md5: > > Raid Level : raid1 > > Raid Devices : 2 > > Total Devices : 2 > > State : active > > Active Devices : 2 > > Working Devices : 2 > > Failed Devices : 0 > > Spare Devices : 0 > > > > Number Major Minor RaidDevice State > > 0 3 9 0 active > sync > > Yup. > > If ever you want the practice, immediatly after a > full backup, > shutdown, pull the plugs on one drive, then reboot. > > You'll see that the system still works. You can > re-read the man pages > to see how you'll add the drive back in. Just > consider it a new drive. > Shutdown, reconnect the drive, reboot, and add this > 'new' disk to the > array. Then watch it sync. > > The only other tweak: Assuming that you have /boot > (either on its own > or part of /) on raid1, I would suggest you put in > lines in grub's > menu.list that point to the other disk. Grub > automatically only points > to the first disk of the array. If the first disk > dies and: 1) you only > have grub installed in the first drive's MBR, or 2) > you don't have > entries for booting off the second drive, you'll > have a booting problem. > > So put entries for both drives in grub's menu list, > and install grub > onto both MBRs. Then retest that you can boot OK > with either disk > disconnected. > > Doug. > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
