Has anyone been able to successfully setup a software raid using
autoyast? I've seen a bunch of posts with questions on getting it
working, but I haven't seen any successful responses. Specifically I'm
trying to mirror /boot, /, and swap without using LVM. I want to keep
it simple before I get advanced. It parses my xml file fine, it just
can't configure my software RAID. Below is my parititioning section.
I've tried many variations on it with no success. Any help is
appreciated. My typical error is...
"Could not format /dev/md2. You can continue if you know what you are
doing, but, to prevent damage your file systems, it is safer to cancel
and reboot."
<partitioning config:type="list">
<drive>
<device>/dev/hde</device>
<partitions config:type="list">
<partition>
<format config:type="boolean">false</format>
Sorry, left out some important details.....I'm using SLES9 SP2 Reynold L Demarco wrote:
Has anyone been able to successfully setup a software raid using autoyast? I've seen a bunch of posts with questions on getting it working, but I haven't seen any successful responses. Specifically I'm trying to mirror /boot, /, and swap without using LVM. I want to keep it simple before I get advanced. It parses my xml file fine, it just can't configure my software RAID. Below is my parititioning section. I've tried many variations on it with no success. Any help is appreciated. My typical error is... "Could not format /dev/md2. You can continue if you know what you are doing, but, to prevent damage your file systems, it is safer to cancel and reboot." <partitioning config:type="list"> <drive> <device>/dev/hde</device> <partitions config:type="list"> <partition> <format config:type="boolean">false</format>
253 /dev/md0 raid1 <size>512M</size> </partition> <partition> <format config:type="boolean">false</format>253 /dev/md1 raid1 <size>2g</size> </partition> <partition> <format config:type="boolean">false</format>253 /dev/md2 raid1 <size>200g</size> </partition> </partitions> <use>all</use> </drive> <drive> <device>/dev/hdg</device> <partitions config:type="list"> <partition> <format config:type="boolean">false</format>253 /dev/md0 raid1 <size>512M</size> </partition> <partition> <format config:type="boolean">false</format>253 /dev/md1 raid1 <size>2g</size> </partition> <partition> <format config:type="boolean">false</format>253 /dev/md2 raid1 <size>200g</size> </partition> </partitions> <use>all</use> </drive> <drive> <device>/dev/md</device> <partitions config:type="list"> <partition> <filesystem config:type="symbol">reiser</filesystem> <format config:type="boolean">true</format> <mount>/boot</mount>131 0 </partition> </partitions> <use>all</use> </drive> <drive> <device>/dev/md</device> <partitions config:type="list"> <partition> <filesystem config:type="symbol">swap</filesystem> <format config:type="boolean">false</format> 4 left-asymmetric raid1 131 1 </partition> </partitions> <use>all</use> </drive> <drive> <device>/dev/md</device> <partitions config:type="list"> <partition> <filesystem config:type="symbol">reiserfs</filesystem> <format config:type="boolean">true</format> <mount>/</mount> 4 left-asymmetric raid1 131 2 </partition> </partitions> <use>all</use> </drive> </partitioning> 4 left-asymmetric raid1
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Hi Reynold,
I did a successfull autoyast installation with a mirrored root disk
using the following autoyast.xml (parts not relevant omitted).
Our system is SLES9 SP2 too.
After instalaltion the fstab entries look like this:
/dev/md2 / ext3 defaults 1 1
/dev/md0 /boot ext2 defaults 1 2
/dev/md3 /home ext3 defaults 1 2
/dev/md1 swap swap pri=42 0 0
Good Luck
Alfred
<?xml version="1.0"?>
<!DOCTYPE profile SYSTEM "/usr/share/autoinstall/dtd/profile.dtd">
<profile xmlns="http://www.suse.com/1.0/yast2ns" xmlns:config="http://www.suse.com/1.0/configns">
<install>
<bootloader>
<activate config:type="boolean">true</activate>
<global config:type="list"/>
Sorry, left out some important details.....I'm using SLES9 SP2
Reynold L Demarco wrote:
Has anyone been able to successfully setup a software raid using autoyast? I've seen a bunch of posts with questions on getting it working, but I haven't seen any successful responses. Specifically I'm trying to mirror /boot, /, and swap without using LVM. I want to keep it simple before I get advanced. It parses my xml file fine, it just can't configure my software RAID. Below is my parititioning section. I've tried many variations on it with no success. Any help is appreciated. My typical error is... "Could not format /dev/md2. You can continue if you know what you are doing, but, to prevent damage your file systems, it is safer to cancel and reboot." <partitioning config:type="list"> <drive> <device>/dev/hde</device> <partitions config:type="list"> <partition> <format config:type="boolean">false</format>
253 /dev/md0 raid1 <size>512M</size> </partition> <partition> <format config:type="boolean">false</format>253 /dev/md1 raid1 <size>2g</size> </partition> <partition> <format config:type="boolean">false</format>253 /dev/md2 raid1 <size>200g</size> </partition> </partitions> <use>all</use> </drive> <drive> <device>/dev/hdg</device> <partitions config:type="list"> <partition> <format config:type="boolean">false</format>253 /dev/md0 raid1 <size>512M</size> </partition> <partition> <format config:type="boolean">false</format>253 /dev/md1 raid1 <size>2g</size> </partition> <partition> <format config:type="boolean">false</format>253 /dev/md2 raid1 <size>200g</size> </partition> </partitions> <use>all</use> </drive> <drive> <device>/dev/md</device> <partitions config:type="list"> <partition> <filesystem config:type="symbol">reiser</filesystem> <format config:type="boolean">true</format> <mount>/boot</mount>131 0 </partition> </partitions> <use>all</use> </drive> <drive> <device>/dev/md</device> <partitions config:type="list"> <partition> <filesystem config:type="symbol">swap</filesystem> <format config:type="boolean">false</format> 4 left-asymmetric raid1 131 1 </partition> </partitions> <use>all</use> </drive> <drive> <device>/dev/md</device> <partitions config:type="list"> <partition> <filesystem config:type="symbol">reiserfs</filesystem> <format config:type="boolean">true</format> <mount>/</mount> 4 left-asymmetric raid1 131 2 </partition> </partitions> <use>all</use> </drive> </partitioning> 4 left-asymmetric raid1 -- Reynold De Marco Scientific Computing Services
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Hi Reynold, I did a successfull autoyast installation with a mirrored root disk using the following autoyast.xml (parts not relevant omitted). Our system is SLES9 SP2 too.
After instalaltion the fstab entries look like this:
/dev/md2 / ext3 defaults 1 1 /dev/md0 /boot ext2 defaults 1 2 /dev/md3 /home ext3 defaults 1 2 /dev/md1 swap swap pri=42 0 0
Good Luck Alfred
<?xml version="1.0"?> <!DOCTYPE profile SYSTEM "/usr/share/autoinstall/dtd/profile.dtd"> <profile xmlns="http://www.suse.com/1.0/yast2ns" xmlns:config="http://www.suse.com/1.0/configns">
<install> <bootloader> <activate config:type="boolean">true</activate> <global config:type="list"/>
foo=bar bar=foo false <linear config:type="boolean">false</linear>/dev/sda grub <location>mbr</location>true true <sections config:type="list"/><module>e100</module> <module>e1000</module> <module>bcm5700</module> <module>3c59x</module> <module>tulip</module> <module>aic7xxx</module> <module>acenic</module> <module>sym53c8xx</module> </bootloader> <general> <clock> <hwclock>localtime</hwclock> <timezone>Europe/Berlin</timezone> </clock> <keyboard> <keymap>english-us</keymap> </keyboard> <language>en_US</language> <mode> <confirm config:type="boolean">true</confirm><!-- accept --> <forceboot config:type="boolean">false</forceboot> <halt config:type="boolean">true</halt> </mode> <mouse> <id>00_ps2</id> </mouse> </general><partitioning config:type="list"> <drive> <device>/dev/sda</device> <partitions config:type="list"> <!-- boot --> <partition>
253 <format config:type="boolean">false</format>/dev/md0 raid <size>100mb</size> </partition> <!-- swap --> <partition>253 <format config:type="boolean">false</format>/dev/md1 raid <size>1gb</size> </partition> <!-- root --> <partition>253 <format config:type="boolean">false</format>/dev/md2 raid <size>8gb</size> </partition> <!-- home --> <partition>253 <format config:type="boolean">false</format>/dev/md3 raid <size>8gb</size> </partition> </partitions> <use>all</use> </drive> <drive> <device>/dev/sdb</device> <partitions config:type="list"> <!-- boot --> <partition>253 <format config:type="boolean">false</format>/dev/md0 raid <size>100mb</size> </partition> <!-- swap --> <partition>253 <format config:type="boolean">false</format>/dev/md1 raid <size>1gb</size> </partition> <!-- root --> <partition>253 <format config:type="boolean">false</format>/dev/md2 raid <size>8gb</size> </partition> <!-- home --> <partition>253 <format config:type="boolean">false</format>/dev/md3 raid <size>8gb</size> </partition> </partitions> <use>all</use> </drive> <drive> <device>/dev/md</device> <partitions config:type="list"> <partition> <filesystem config:type="symbol">ext2</filesystem> <format config:type="boolean">true</format> <mount>/boot</mount>131 0 </partition> <partition> <filesystem config:type="symbol">swap</filesystem> <format config:type="boolean">true</format> <mount>swap</mount> raid1 131 1 </partition> <partition> <filesystem config:type="symbol">ext3</filesystem> <format config:type="boolean">true</format> <mount>/</mount> raid1 131 2 </partition> <partition> <filesystem config:type="symbol">ext3</filesystem> <format config:type="boolean">true</format> <mount>/home</mount> raid1 131 3 </partition> </partitions> <use>all</use> </drive> </partitioning> raid1 <software> <base>Full-Installation</base> </software>
</install> </profile>
At 23:26 10.01.2006, Reynold L Demarco wrote:
Sorry, left out some important details.....I'm using SLES9 SP2
Reynold L Demarco wrote:
Has anyone been able to successfully setup a software raid using autoyast? I've seen a bunch of posts with questions on getting it working, but I haven't seen any successful responses. Specifically I'm trying to mirror /boot, /, and swap without using LVM. I want to keep it simple before I get advanced. It parses my xml file fine, it just can't configure my software RAID. Below is my parititioning section. I've tried many variations on it with no success. Any help is appreciated. My typical error is... "Could not format /dev/md2. You can continue if you know what you are doing, but, to prevent damage your file systems, it is safer to cancel and reboot." <partitioning config:type="list"> <drive> <device>/dev/hde</device> <partitions config:type="list"> <partition> <format config:type="boolean">false</format>
253 /dev/md0 raid1 <size>512M</size> </partition> <partition> <format config:type="boolean">false</format>253 /dev/md1 raid1 <size>2g</size> </partition> <partition> <format config:type="boolean">false</format>253 /dev/md2 raid1 <size>200g</size> </partition> </partitions> <use>all</use> </drive> <drive> <device>/dev/hdg</device> <partitions config:type="list"> <partition> <format config:type="boolean">false</format>253 /dev/md0 raid1 <size>512M</size> </partition> <partition> <format config:type="boolean">false</format>253 /dev/md1 raid1 <size>2g</size> </partition> <partition> <format config:type="boolean">false</format>253 /dev/md2 raid1 <size>200g</size> </partition> </partitions> <use>all</use> </drive> <drive> <device>/dev/md</device> <partitions config:type="list"> <partition> <filesystem config:type="symbol">reiser</filesystem> <format config:type="boolean">true</format> <mount>/boot</mount>131 0 </partition> </partitions> <use>all</use> </drive> <drive> <device>/dev/md</device> <partitions config:type="list"> <partition> <filesystem config:type="symbol">swap</filesystem> <format config:type="boolean">false</format> 4 left-asymmetric raid1 131 1 </partition> </partitions> <use>all</use> </drive> <drive> <device>/dev/md</device> <partitions config:type="list"> <partition> <filesystem config:type="symbol">reiserfs</filesystem> <format config:type="boolean">true</format> <mount>/</mount> 4 left-asymmetric raid1 131 2 </partition> </partitions> <use>all</use> </drive> </partitioning> 4 left-asymmetric raid1 -- Reynold De Marco Scientific Computing Services
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I'll give it a shot with your config first, see if it does it for me
Alfred Isele wrote: then compare to mine. One additional piece of info I left out was this is on an x86_64 version of SLES 9.
On Wednesday 11 January 2006 09:03, Reynold Demarco wrote: <snip>
I'll give it a shot with your config first, see if it does it for me then compare to mine. One additional piece of info I left out was this is on an x86_64 version of SLES 9.
Yikes, Reynold! I just cut 332 lines out off the top of your 3 line reply! Would you please consider trimming your posts? I'm subscribed, so I get complete threads. When I need to refer back to something, I'll look up the previous post. Thanks! - Carl
Your xml file made me see where I had my mistake! Thanks so much. The
problem I had was in the definition of the md partitions, I specified a
raid_type of raid1. When defining the md partitions, you specified a
raid_type of raid. The raid1 in this section was what was causing mine
to error on the actual partition creation. Thanks for the help!!!!
Below was my error code...
<partition>
<format config:type="boolean">false</format>
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