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Greetings.
I happened to read the following article as I was in the process of
configuring a new file server:
https://www.hepix.org/documents/HEPiX_GDB_STF_v1.0.0.0-1.pdf
Among other things, the article suggests that using SATA II drives in a
RAID 6 configuration is probably a reasonable approach for a file server.
I'd like to configure a RAID 6 array in SOFTWARE on this system, which
will be running SL 4.2. (This will be a fast, dual-processor system,
with plenty of cycles to dedicate to the checksumming process, and the
software approach uses tools that are widely used and open-source,
versus whatever voodoo the vendors include in their RAID cards.)
I contacted a systems vendor about this. The sales guy told me that he
doesn't think software RAID 6 is possible in Redhat (or similar).
I've found some information on the web that suggests that software RAID
6 was experimental in Dec. 2003. That COULD have gotten worked out in
the interim, but the documentation for RHEL 4 shows only RAID 0, 1, and
5 as options for software RAID.
It would appear that I'll have to go with hardware RAID. If you have
any better information about software RAID 6 in SL, please let me know.
Thanks.
- Mike
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Michael Hannon mailto:[log in to unmask]
Dept. of Physics 530.752.4966
University of California 530.752.4717 FAX
Davis, CA 95616-8677
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