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Re: [opensuse] RE: Creating a Mirror (RAID) Partition for root + boot drive
- From: "David C. Rankin" <drankinatty@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 01 Apr 2009 04:30:49 -0500
- Message-id: <49D33449.5090103@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
alpha096@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
Scott
I haven't tried in 11.1, but I have /boot /home and / set up in raid1
using
both mdraid and dmraid in 10.3 and 11.0. The best thing I can do right now is
just give you a couple examples of my setups so you can compare wit what you
have:
openSuSE 11.0 mdraid 1 for / and /home (no separate /boot on this install)
i586
04:23 zion~> cat /proc/partitions
major minor #blocks name
8 0 60051600 sda
8 1 40957686 sda1
8 2 449820 sda2
8 3 1 sda3
8 5 18643401 sda5
8 16 40209120 sdb
8 17 15366141 sdb1
8 18 24836490 sdb2
8 32 488386584 sdc
8 33 1 sdc1
8 37 20972794 sdc5
8 38 467411143 sdc6
8 48 488386584 sdd
8 49 1 sdd1
8 53 20972794 sdd5
8 54 467411143 sdd6
9 0 20972720 md0
9 1 467411004 md1
04:24 zion~> cat /etc/fstab
/dev/disk/by-id/scsi-SATA_IC35L060AVV207-_VNVB40G8TJ3L0H-part2 swap
swap defaults 0 0
/dev/md0 / ext3 acl,user_xattr 1 1
/dev/md1 /home ext3 acl,user_xattr 1 2
/dev/sdb2 /mnt/10.3 ext3 acl,user_xattr 1 2
/dev/sda5 /mnt/10.3-root ext3 acl,user_xattr 1 2
proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
sysfs /sys sysfs noauto 0 0
debugfs /sys/kernel/debug debugfs noauto 0 0
usbfs /proc/bus/usb usbfs noauto 0 0
devpts /dev/pts devpts mode=0620,gid=5 0 0
04:24 zion~> cat /etc/mdadm.conf
DEVICE partitions
ARRAY /dev/md0 level=raid1 UUID=73755ba5:95d1ea93:627fcc2b:ab9778b1
ARRAY /dev/md1 level=raid1 UUID=b119e184:e3bd8652:792c1ed2:3107e924
openSuSE 11.0 dmraid1 /boot /home /
x86_64
02:24 ecstasy:~> cat /proc/partitions
major minor #blocks name
8 0 488386584 sda
8 1 1 sda1
8 5 72229 sda5
8 6 2104483 sda6
8 7 20972826 sda7
8 8 465234336 sda8
8 16 488386584 sdb
8 17 1 sdb1
8 21 72229 sdb5
8 22 2104483 sdb6
8 23 20972826 sdb7
8 24 465234336 sdb8
8 32 488386584 sdc
8 33 20972826 sdc1
8 34 467411175 sdc2
253 0 488386583 dm-0
253 1 488384001 dm-1
253 2 72229 dm-2
253 3 2104483 dm-3
253 4 20972826 dm-4
253 5 465234336 dm-5
02:27 ecstasy:~> cat /etc/fstab
/dev/mapper/nvidia_fdaacfde_part6 swap swap defaults
0 0
/dev/mapper/nvidia_fdaacfde_part7 / ext3
acl,user_xattr 1 1
/dev/mapper/nvidia_fdaacfde_part5 /boot ext3
acl,user_xattr 1 2
/dev/mapper/nvidia_fdaacfde_part8 /home ext3
acl,user_xattr 1 2
proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
sysfs /sys sysfs noauto 0 0
debugfs /sys/kernel/debug debugfs noauto 0 0
usbfs /proc/bus/usb usbfs noauto 0 0
devpts /dev/pts devpts mode=0620,gid=5 0 0
none /proc/bus/usb usbfs
auto,busgid=1009,busmode=0775,devgid=1009,devmode=0664 0 0
(no /etc/mdadm.conf with dmraid)
openSuSE 10.3 dmraid 1 /boot /home /
x86_64
04:22 nirvana:/srv/www/download/screenshots/ms> cat /proc/partitions
major minor #blocks name
8 0 488386584 sda
8 1 1 sda1
8 5 72229 sda5
8 6 2104483 sda6
8 7 33567786 sda7
8 8 452237751 sda8
8 16 488386584 sdb
8 17 1 sdb1
8 21 72229 sdb5
8 22 2104483 sdb6
8 23 33567786 sdb7
8 24 452237751 sdb8
253 0 488386583 dm-0
253 1 488384001 dm-1
253 2 72229 dm-2
253 3 2104483 dm-3
253 4 33567786 dm-4
253 5 452237751 dm-5
00:43 nirvana:/srv/www/download/screenshots/ms> cat /etc/fstab
/dev/mapper/nvidia_hacfgfda_part7 / ext3
acl,user_xattr 1 1
/dev/mapper/nvidia_hacfgfda_part5 /boot ext3
acl,user_xattr 1 2
/dev/mapper/nvidia_hacfgfda_part8 /home ext3
acl,user_xattr 1 2
/dev/mapper/nvidia_hacfgfda_part6 swap swap defaults
0 0
proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
sysfs /sys sysfs noauto 0 0
debugfs /sys/kernel/debug debugfs noauto 0 0
usbfs /proc/bus/usb usbfs noauto 0 0
devpts /dev/pts devpts mode=0620,gid=5 0 0
/dev/fd0 /media/floppy auto noauto,user,sync 0 0
Compare with what you have and we will follow up tomorrow.
--
David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E.
Rankin Law Firm, PLLC
510 Ochiltree Street
Nacogdoches, Texas 75961
Telephone: (936) 715-9333
Facsimile: (936) 715-9339
www.rankinlawfirm.com
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I have not yet been able to Mirror my Boot+Root partitions despite
formatting with the correct format and creating a mirror RAID - Is there
anything special in creating a RAID (mirror) of the boot+root partitions
of a HDD. In the past I have kept the volume space identical on 2
different Physical drive to create a meaningful redundant boot+root
partition that will be preserved if 1 physical drive fails that contains
the boot+root partition. Yes I always configure ample swap space in all
the above where multiples physical drives exist despite running 8 GIG of
RAM.
Is there something I have possible not done to correctly boot from a
(RAID) Redundant boot+root drive on different physical media.
I have not tried to RAID Redundant any /home/ or below mount point so I
may have missed something.
P.S Hate the new Partitioner in 11.1 - I saw nothing wrong with its form
in 11.0, but like everything it needs to be like a dependency tree
picture to keep everyone happy ;-)
Scott
Scott
I haven't tried in 11.1, but I have /boot /home and / set up in raid1
using
both mdraid and dmraid in 10.3 and 11.0. The best thing I can do right now is
just give you a couple examples of my setups so you can compare wit what you
have:
openSuSE 11.0 mdraid 1 for / and /home (no separate /boot on this install)
i586
04:23 zion~> cat /proc/partitions
major minor #blocks name
8 0 60051600 sda
8 1 40957686 sda1
8 2 449820 sda2
8 3 1 sda3
8 5 18643401 sda5
8 16 40209120 sdb
8 17 15366141 sdb1
8 18 24836490 sdb2
8 32 488386584 sdc
8 33 1 sdc1
8 37 20972794 sdc5
8 38 467411143 sdc6
8 48 488386584 sdd
8 49 1 sdd1
8 53 20972794 sdd5
8 54 467411143 sdd6
9 0 20972720 md0
9 1 467411004 md1
04:24 zion~> cat /etc/fstab
/dev/disk/by-id/scsi-SATA_IC35L060AVV207-_VNVB40G8TJ3L0H-part2 swap
swap defaults 0 0
/dev/md0 / ext3 acl,user_xattr 1 1
/dev/md1 /home ext3 acl,user_xattr 1 2
/dev/sdb2 /mnt/10.3 ext3 acl,user_xattr 1 2
/dev/sda5 /mnt/10.3-root ext3 acl,user_xattr 1 2
proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
sysfs /sys sysfs noauto 0 0
debugfs /sys/kernel/debug debugfs noauto 0 0
usbfs /proc/bus/usb usbfs noauto 0 0
devpts /dev/pts devpts mode=0620,gid=5 0 0
04:24 zion~> cat /etc/mdadm.conf
DEVICE partitions
ARRAY /dev/md0 level=raid1 UUID=73755ba5:95d1ea93:627fcc2b:ab9778b1
ARRAY /dev/md1 level=raid1 UUID=b119e184:e3bd8652:792c1ed2:3107e924
openSuSE 11.0 dmraid1 /boot /home /
x86_64
02:24 ecstasy:~> cat /proc/partitions
major minor #blocks name
8 0 488386584 sda
8 1 1 sda1
8 5 72229 sda5
8 6 2104483 sda6
8 7 20972826 sda7
8 8 465234336 sda8
8 16 488386584 sdb
8 17 1 sdb1
8 21 72229 sdb5
8 22 2104483 sdb6
8 23 20972826 sdb7
8 24 465234336 sdb8
8 32 488386584 sdc
8 33 20972826 sdc1
8 34 467411175 sdc2
253 0 488386583 dm-0
253 1 488384001 dm-1
253 2 72229 dm-2
253 3 2104483 dm-3
253 4 20972826 dm-4
253 5 465234336 dm-5
02:27 ecstasy:~> cat /etc/fstab
/dev/mapper/nvidia_fdaacfde_part6 swap swap defaults
0 0
/dev/mapper/nvidia_fdaacfde_part7 / ext3
acl,user_xattr 1 1
/dev/mapper/nvidia_fdaacfde_part5 /boot ext3
acl,user_xattr 1 2
/dev/mapper/nvidia_fdaacfde_part8 /home ext3
acl,user_xattr 1 2
proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
sysfs /sys sysfs noauto 0 0
debugfs /sys/kernel/debug debugfs noauto 0 0
usbfs /proc/bus/usb usbfs noauto 0 0
devpts /dev/pts devpts mode=0620,gid=5 0 0
none /proc/bus/usb usbfs
auto,busgid=1009,busmode=0775,devgid=1009,devmode=0664 0 0
(no /etc/mdadm.conf with dmraid)
openSuSE 10.3 dmraid 1 /boot /home /
x86_64
04:22 nirvana:/srv/www/download/screenshots/ms> cat /proc/partitions
major minor #blocks name
8 0 488386584 sda
8 1 1 sda1
8 5 72229 sda5
8 6 2104483 sda6
8 7 33567786 sda7
8 8 452237751 sda8
8 16 488386584 sdb
8 17 1 sdb1
8 21 72229 sdb5
8 22 2104483 sdb6
8 23 33567786 sdb7
8 24 452237751 sdb8
253 0 488386583 dm-0
253 1 488384001 dm-1
253 2 72229 dm-2
253 3 2104483 dm-3
253 4 33567786 dm-4
253 5 452237751 dm-5
00:43 nirvana:/srv/www/download/screenshots/ms> cat /etc/fstab
/dev/mapper/nvidia_hacfgfda_part7 / ext3
acl,user_xattr 1 1
/dev/mapper/nvidia_hacfgfda_part5 /boot ext3
acl,user_xattr 1 2
/dev/mapper/nvidia_hacfgfda_part8 /home ext3
acl,user_xattr 1 2
/dev/mapper/nvidia_hacfgfda_part6 swap swap defaults
0 0
proc /proc proc defaults 0 0
sysfs /sys sysfs noauto 0 0
debugfs /sys/kernel/debug debugfs noauto 0 0
usbfs /proc/bus/usb usbfs noauto 0 0
devpts /dev/pts devpts mode=0620,gid=5 0 0
/dev/fd0 /media/floppy auto noauto,user,sync 0 0
Compare with what you have and we will follow up tomorrow.
--
David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E.
Rankin Law Firm, PLLC
510 Ochiltree Street
Nacogdoches, Texas 75961
Telephone: (936) 715-9333
Facsimile: (936) 715-9339
www.rankinlawfirm.com
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