Re: Seeking advice and documentation on non-standard software RAID1 setup

2010-12-01 Thread deloptes
Johannes Wiedersich wrote: > Of course it is also a question of how much time you will spend on > backing up the data compared to how much time you will spend to recreate > the data in case of loss. Backups can be automated, though I still don't have that much data that costs so much to invest th

Re: Seeking advice and documentation on non-standard software RAID1 setup

2010-12-01 Thread Andrei Popescu
On Mi, 01 dec 10, 12:45:39, Johannes Wiedersich wrote: > > Last time I used this it took many hours on an 200GB file system on an > 'ordinary' hard disk. ... > > That was my thinking. Can unison be used for the entire system (not > > just some files under my /home)? ... > I have never done this

Re (2): Seeking advice and documentation on non-standard software RAID1 setup

2010-12-01 Thread PETER EASTHOPE
Rob, > Also recently my own > laptop wouldn't start because of fan troubles (I had to "assist" with > the vacuum cleaner ... Advisable to replace the fan before other components have heat damage. Repair is an option too. If the fan has ball bearings, they can be replaced. Bearing vendors ca

Re: Seeking advice and documentation on non-standard software RAID1 setup

2010-12-01 Thread Johannes Wiedersich
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Andrei Popescu wrote: > On Ma, 30 nov 10, 15:39:15, Johannes Wiedersich wrote: >>> 1. Is this setup possible and/or feasible? >> Probably yes, though I have never tried this. This would mean that your >> disks ie. the raid has to be rebuild each time y

Re: Seeking advice and documentation on non-standard software RAID1 setup

2010-12-01 Thread Andrei Popescu
On Ma, 30 nov 10, 23:18:52, deloptes wrote: > > My advice is to use the SD card only for the $HOME dir. That still doesn't solve the "problem" of running Debian on the work computer ;) > A good idea is to > use ecryption. > IO is slower on SD

Re: Seeking advice and documentation on non-standard software RAID1 setup

2010-12-01 Thread Andrei Popescu
On Ma, 30 nov 10, 15:39:15, Johannes Wiedersich wrote: > > > > 1. Is this setup possible and/or feasible? > > Probably yes, though I have never tried this. This would mean that your > disks ie. the raid has to be rebuild each time you reconnect the disks. > From my experience this is a rather tim

Re: Seeking advice and documentation on non-standard software RAID1 setup

2010-12-01 Thread Andrei Popescu
On Ma, 30 nov 10, 13:18:27, Simon Hollenbach wrote: > - Original message - > > Hi, > > - make a software RAID1 on my laptop between a SD card and a partition > >    on the builtin HDD > > - whenever I want or need to use the other laptop I use the SD card to > >    boot from it and work

Re: Seeking advice and documentation on non-standard software RAID1 setup

2010-12-01 Thread Johannes Wiedersich
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 deloptes wrote: > I am doing a backup once a month ... I don't use any raid ... no issues in > the past. After 4 years of use, I have disassembled the notebook and > cleaned it up with a spray. I think it will work for the next 4 years ... FWIW, good

Re: Seeking advice and documentation on non-standard software RAID1 setup

2010-11-30 Thread Rob Owens
On Tue, Nov 30, 2010 at 01:21:49PM +0200, Andrei Popescu wrote: > Hi, > > I got a laptop from work (Windows unfortunately) which I would like to > use from time to time with an install on a SD card. Also recently my own > laptop wouldn't start because of fan troubles (I had to "assist" with > th

Re: Seeking advice and documentation on non-standard software RAID1 setup

2010-11-30 Thread deloptes
Andrei Popescu wrote: > Hi, > > I got a laptop from work (Windows unfortunately) which I would like to > use from time to time with an install on a SD card. Also recently my own > laptop wouldn't start because of fan troubles (I had to "assist" with > the vacuum cleaner) and I realised that a) I

Re: Seeking advice and documentation on non-standard software RAID1 setup

2010-11-30 Thread green
Pascal Hambourg wrote at 2010-11-30 06:34 -0600: > Andrei Popescu a écrit : > > - make a software RAID1 on my laptop between a SD card and a partition > > on the builtin HDD > > - whenever I want or need to use the other laptop I use the SD card to > > boot from it and work in my environment

Re: Seeking advice and documentation on non-standard software RAID1 setup

2010-11-30 Thread Johannes Wiedersich
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Andrei Popescu wrote: > So here is what I thought of: > > - make a software RAID1 on my laptop between a SD card and a partition > on the builtin HDD > - whenever I want or need to use the other laptop I use the SD card to > boot from it and wor

Re: Seeking advice and documentation on non-standard software RAID1 setup

2010-11-30 Thread Pascal Hambourg
Hello, Andrei Popescu a écrit : > > - make a software RAID1 on my laptop between a SD card and a partition > on the builtin HDD > - whenever I want or need to use the other laptop I use the SD card to > boot from it and work in my environment > > This way I can enjoy my work environment on

Re: Seeking advice and documentation on non-standard software RAID1 setup

2010-11-30 Thread Simon Hollenbach
- Original message - > Hi, > - make a software RAID1 on my laptop between a SD card and a partition >    on the builtin HDD > - whenever I want or need to use the other laptop I use the SD card to >    boot from it and work in my environment Hi Andrei, have u considered that I/Os to th

Seeking advice and documentation on non-standard software RAID1 setup

2010-11-30 Thread Andrei Popescu
Hi, I got a laptop from work (Windows unfortunately) which I would like to use from time to time with an install on a SD card. Also recently my own laptop wouldn't start because of fan troubles (I had to "assist" with the vacuum cleaner) and I realised that a) I want to have my work environment