RE: [cobalt-users] RaQ3 -->> RaQ4 with OS..?

[Gerald Waugh <gwaugh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, 12 Feb 2002, Robert Fitzpatrick wrote:
> I have not used a 4 restore CD period. My RaQ3 is still a RaQ3. Which 
> question does your response of NO belong to? 

AFAIK the GUI does not let you turn Raid on/off

> Is the 4R different than the 4i, 
Yes the 4r comes with two hard drives and raid1 enabled

I only see the 4i at www.webhostingsupply.com. I tried those 
> how-to's on RAID, they always loose me when they don't go into detail 
> about how to create the RAID on an already partitioned and active hard 
> drive. I always get left hanging on whether I'll lose the data if I 
> make the necessary changes to the fstab file OR if that is all that 
> needs to be done. 

Well, don't try the raid howto on a production server.

> Eventually I'll get around to just trying it on the 
> backup server RaQ3i. If I get this RaQ4 CD, then I can try both and 
> migrate over once it is done from my RaQ3.
 
AFAIK if you use a 4r restore on a RaQ3 with two hard drives, it will be raid
enabled

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Gerald Waugh