Hello,
I have looked into the various network attached storage devices and software based solutions.
Can't really find one I like.
Would it be possible to add a couple HDs to my existing 6.8 server and set them up as RAID drives? If so, how would I keep it from mirroring the system drive?
Just spent$2500 on a transmission for my truck, so I broke right know and need to go the cheapest route.
TIA
On 1/12/2017 1:55 PM, TE Dukes wrote:
Would it be possible to add a couple HDs to my existing 6.8 server and set them up as RAID drives?
assuming your server has room for more drives and sata or sas ports, sure. physically add the disks, use mdraid to put them in a mirror or raid5/6 or whatever, use vgcreate to define a new volumegroup from that raid, then use lvcreate to create logical volumes on that volume group, which you can put file systems on, and add those file systems to your /etc/fstab, then mount them.
If so, how would I keep it from mirroring the system drive?
it would only do that if you explicitly told it to.
-----Original Message----- From: CentOS [mailto:centos-bounces@centos.org] On Behalf Of John R Pierce Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2017 5:02 PM To: centos@centos.org Subject: Re: [CentOS] Network Storage
On 1/12/2017 1:55 PM, TE Dukes wrote:
Would it be possible to add a couple HDs to my existing 6.8 server and set them up as RAID drives?
assuming your server has room for more drives and sata or sas ports, sure. physically add the disks, use mdraid to put them in a mirror or raid5/6 or whatever, use vgcreate to define a new volumegroup from that raid, then use lvcreate to create logical volumes on that volume group,
which
you can put file systems on, and add those file systems to your
/etc/fstab,
then mount them.
If so, how would I keep it from mirroring the system drive?
it would only do that if you explicitly told it to.
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Thanks!!
I think this will get me started, then I can buy an enclosure, a couple extra, etc., when I recover from the auto expense.
TE Dukes wrote:
I have looked into the various network attached storage devices and software based solutions.
Can't really find one I like.
Would it be possible to add a couple HDs to my existing 6.8 server and set them up as RAID drives? If so, how would I keep it from mirroring the system drive?
Of course, and you need to read up on RAID a bit.
Try this trick, if you've got a big enough tower case: buy a couple of hot-swap drive bays from Microcenter, about $30 each. Then buy a couple of WD Reds - whatever TB you can afford. Install the hot swap bays, stick the drives in, and use Linux RAID to set them up, either as a mirror (RAID 1), or RAID 0, I think.
Then just partition it using parted, and have fstab mount it wherever you want.
mark
-----Original Message----- From: CentOS [mailto:centos-bounces@centos.org] On Behalf Of m.roth@5- cent.us Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2017 5:32 PM To: CentOS mailing list Subject: Re: [CentOS] Network Storage
TE Dukes wrote:
I have looked into the various network attached storage devices and software based solutions.
Can't really find one I like.
Would it be possible to add a couple HDs to my existing 6.8 server and set them up as RAID drives? If so, how would I keep it from mirroring the system drive?
Of course, and you need to read up on RAID a bit.
Try this trick, if you've got a big enough tower case: buy a couple of
hot-swap
drive bays from Microcenter, about $30 each. Then buy a couple of WD Reds
- whatever TB you can afford. Install the hot swap bays, stick the drives
in,
and use Linux RAID to set them up, either as a mirror (RAID 1), or RAID 0,
I
think.
Then just partition it using parted, and have fstab mount it wherever you want.
mark
That's cool! Didn't know they made something like that.
I only have one spare 5.25 and one spare 3.5. I think this TS130 has 2 - 5.25, 2 - 3.5 and 2 - 2.5.
I know they make a 5.25 to 3.5 adapter. Probably will just pick one of those up for now but that hot-swap bay will give me options when I can expand things a little.
Thanks!!
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John R Pierce -
m.roth＠5-cent.us -
TE Dukes