[CentOS] Setting up software IDE RAID

Sun Dec 18 20:10:47 UTC 2005
Rodrigo Barbosa <rodrigob at suespammers.org>

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On Sun, Dec 18, 2005 at 08:31:23PM +0100, Kai Schaetzl wrote:
> I don't have any experience with software RAID. Can I do this during the 
> normal CentOS (4) setup or can I even do this later (when there's only one 
> disk and I add another one)?

Yes and yes.

> Does it make a difference performance-wise? (slight drop?)

In theory, yes, but I never noticed any.

> Is it reliable, so that it will fulfill on the purpose or should I better 
> forget it?

Yes, it is reliable.

> I'm certainly willing to read a How-To or other documentation, but since 
> it's completely new to me I'm not really sure where to start searching.

Then you should do it at install time. It is fairly straightforward.

Doing it after 1 HD is already started is possible and, once you
learn to do it, easy. But it will take you some time to catch all
the tricks, so install time is my recomendation.

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