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So I am a Microsoft ASP.NET developer during the day, but I've been growing fond of linux and had ubuntu at home until my computer exploded one day. True story, ...
  1. 01-23-2010 #1
    jonny75904
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    configuring with software RAID

    So I am a Microsoft ASP.NET developer during the day, but I've been growing fond of linux and had ubuntu at home until my computer exploded one day. True story, and it sucked.

    I have rebuilt my computer and just got 3 drives today. I'm hoping RAID5 with mdadm will perform well enough to keep me happy.

    I know it is possible to configure linux installations to save docs and stuff to a separate partition, but I don't actually know how, let alone with RAID5.

    I am very fond of the idea of being able to wipe and install various distros of linux while maintaining all my docs and/or config settings (??).

    Can someone please provide links on how to do this?

    Thx
    Jonathan
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    No idea about the RAID, I am trying to learn about that now myself.

    As for saving your files and switching distros as you like.

    I always configure my hdd with /, swap, /home, and /mnt/DATA partitions. When I try a new distro I have it format and install on both the / and /home partitions. It saves on trouble with conflicting config files and you get a true fresh install for trying out.

    I save all my personal files to the DATA partition and it is untouched by distro hopping.

    Hope this begins to help.

    Bob
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    So I can't post a URL with my current post-count, but if you google howtoforge ubuntu raid5, the first link should be most helpful. Just change it from RAID10 to 5 and you should be gravy.

    As far as having data on a different partition, it will be straightforward and relatively simple. Once you have your RAID stuff setup, you will make your / and any other partitions within the md (raid) group. Like the previous poster suggests, assign another partition like /mnt/data , or /myfiles or something like that, so that even if you horkle / , you'll have your data on another partition, still within the RAID5 md group.
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  4. 02-09-2010 #4
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    Hi,

    I posted a quick tutorial on our LUG website showing how to install Webmin then using it how to install RAID 1 under Ubuntu. I believe RAID 5 isn't much more difficult using these steps if you don't mind using Webmin to do the task.

    The article is here: bbs.hotlug.org/viewtopic.php?p=3486#p3486
    -- Sorry, I'm new to the forums and it won't let me post URL's yet or I would've tagged it as such.

    HTH,

    Sam
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