On Mon, 17 Oct 2011 17:12:00 +0000 (UTC) Camaleón <noela...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Mon, 17 Oct 2011 17:39:34 +0100, Richard wrote: > > > I'm thinking about adding another 500 GB HD to use RAID. > > Hardware RAID or software RAID? If the latter, what kind of RAID, "md" or > "dm?" And what kind of raid level: 0, 1, 1+0...? ;-P > > > 2 questions:- > > > > 1. does the HD need to be exactly the same as the one its being paired > > with ? > > Not necessarily, but you will lose the remainder difference space between > the smallest and the bigger of the disks. If you were referring to the > brand/model/serial number of the disks some people think is better they > exactly match (me) others think the opposite. > > > 2. how easy is it to change from a non RAID config to a RAID config. ie. > > can I just put in the second HD and run something to automagically > > change the config to RAID ? > > I don't think so... manual reconfiguration is required which usually > involves more than one command. > > Greetings, > Thanks Camaleon The reason I ask about matching the HDs is that I have a Hitachi 500 GB drive, I can add another 500 GB HD for GBP 32, but if it requires an exact match a Hitachi 500 GB HD will cost around GBP 50. As for question 2 , I had a feeling that it would have to be a manual process :(, Comments appreciated -- Best wishes / 73 Richard Bown e-mail: rich...@g8jvm.com or richard.b...@blueyonder.co.uk nil carborundum a illegitemis ################################################################################## Ham Call G8JVM . OS Debian Wheezy amd64 on a Dual core AMD Athlon 5200, 4 GB RAM Maidenhead QRA: IO82SP38, LAT. 52 39.720' N LONG. 2 28.171 W ( degs mins ) QRV HF + VHF Microwave 23 cms:140W,13 cms:100W,6 cms:10W & 3 cms:5W ################################################################################## -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20111017234745.17bef...@debian.g8jvm.com
