<html xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"> <head> <meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"> <meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 11 (filtered medium)"> <style>  </style> </head> <body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple> <div class=Section1> Hey all,<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Seems that there are a lot of posts flying around about raid problems under FC2 and the 2.6 kernel. If this is old info to you, please disregard.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Under kernel 2.4 raid controllers that were not true hardware controllers used the ataraid device-mapper to map the drives to the raid array. This means most Promise controllers along with pretty much any motherboard raid support. Or you can put it this way: If you did not spend at least $500 on your raid card then it is more than likely a software raid controller. Not a true hardware controller. Any instructions you see using ataraid under 2.6 will not work with the vanilla kernels.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Kernel 2.6 has done away with the old ataraid in favor of a new universal userspace device-mapper. In order to get a software raid controller to function under 2.6 you have to use this new device-mapper instead. Problem is that it is not completely in place. For information on how to use the mapper read the following links to get you started:<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <a href="http://lkml.org/lkml/2003/12/29/99">http://lkml.org/lkml/2003/12/29/99</a><o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <a href="http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=128781&highlight=devicemapper+raid">http://forums.gentoo.org/viewtopic.php?t=128781&highlight=devicemapper+raid</a><o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Those are the two best sources I’ve found thus far. Feel free to add more info if you have it. The second of course it specific to Gentoo, but that is just a matter of using yum instead of emerge and rc-update.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> This info only applies if you are using the raid bios to setup the array. When you use the raid bios, you must use the new device-mapper in order to use the raid arrays.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> My personal recommendation is that you use the software raid support built into the linux kernel. It is very easy to setup via disk druid. There have already been a few links posted for linux software raids. One of those links should get you set. For mirrored raid 1 arrays, it performs at the same speed as the raid controller bios (if not faster). You can still use your raid controller. Just do not define the raid arrays under the controller bios.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> If you have to use the raid bios for whatever reason and cannot wait until the 2.6 device-mapper support is complete, then use the links mentioned above as a starting point.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Luke Harms<o:p></o:p> lharms@scenpro.com<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> </div> </body> </html>