Re: RAID 1 (mirroring) question

2012-12-18 Thread yudi v
On Wed, Dec 19, 2012 at 6:07 AM, Bob Proulx wrote: > Note that after a power cycle even if the RAID 1 array needs to be > sync'd between the mirrored disks that the system will still boot okay > and will operate normally. I have no idea what other systems do but > you can boot the system, log in

Re: RAID 1 (mirroring) question

2012-12-18 Thread Sven Hartge
Bob Proulx wrote: > The Linus software raid also had the capability to use a block bitmap > to speed up resync after a crash because then it tracks which blocks > are dirty. > See the documentation on this mdadm command to configure an internal > bitmap to speed up a re-sync after an event such

Re: RAID 1 (mirroring) question

2012-12-18 Thread Bob Proulx
yudi v wrote: > I am looking at using Debian software RAID mirroring and would like > to know how it handles system crashes and disk failures. It handles it quite well. > My only experience with software RAID 1 is with windows 7 inbuilt > option. Whenever the system does not shutdown cleanly, up

RAID 1 (mirroring) question

2012-12-17 Thread yudi v
Hi all, I am looking at using Debian software RAID mirroring and would like to know how it handles system crashes and disk failures. My only experience with software RAID 1 is with windows 7 inbuilt option. Whenever the system does not shutdown cleanly, upon reboot the disks start resynching and

Re: Mirroring Question

2003-01-16 Thread Colin Watson
On Thu, Jan 16, 2003 at 11:20:12AM -0600, Ray wrote: > we have multiple machines here running debian, and to try to save > bandwidth i followed the instructions for setting up rsyncing a debian > mirror. while looking at it i noticed a few odd things, i don't know > if they are a problem or should

Re: Mirroring Question

2003-01-16 Thread Dave Sherohman
On Thu, Jan 16, 2003 at 11:20:12AM -0600, Ray wrote: > we have multiple machines here running debian, and to try to save bandwidth i > followed the instructions for setting up rsyncing a debian mirror. while > looking at it i noticed a few odd things, i don't know if they are a problem > or sho

Mirroring Question

2003-01-16 Thread Ray
we have multiple machines here running debian, and to try to save bandwidth i followed the instructions for setting up rsyncing a debian mirror. while looking at it i noticed a few odd things, i don't know if they are a problem or should be of any concern. several of the folders are setgid (if