RE: [cobalt-users] raid creation after adding 2nd hdd

["Bob Noordam" <mac@xxxxxxxx>]

> On Tuesday 23 March 2004 05:22 pm, Florian Arzberger wrote:
> > how do i start raid creation after adding a 2nd hdd into my raq4i ?
>
> Hm.  I'm sure it can be done, but the 4i OSRCD does not set
> up the RAID config
> stuff by default. You'd have to manually configure it all,
> and I'm not sure
> I've seen a howto on that procedure.  I would think if you
> could find a
> generic "adding RAID" procedure and modify it according to the RaQ's
> partition scheme, it should work.  But having never done it,
> I have no idea
> what would be involved.
>
> The few times I've had to do it, I just restored the RaQ with a 4r CD.


I have done it before, but never noted the steps. Basicaly i created the
partitions and dumped a config file in from a machine that already had raid.
Upon reboot the rebuild started. I have 3 raid kits coming in from gerard
soon to upgrade some machines, i'll post a step by step by then.

Bob.