Mickey Everts wrote: > > Hello... > > I have a server with 4 x SCSI drives and I would like to install Centos > 4 (or 5) onto a software RAID 10 array. Do you know if this is > possible? I noticed that under the Centos 4.92 beta, RAID 5 is an option > but for some reason RAID 10 is not listed. > > There does appear to be a RAID 10 module.... > > /lib/modules/2.6.9-42.0.8.ELsmp/kernel/drivers/md/raid10.ko > > More info I found here: > > http://cgi.cse.unsw.edu.au/~neilb/01093607424 > > Many thanks for any help on this; I hate to buy hardware raid controller > if not needed.... > > Mickey > This is something I was just thinking about last night for a new server I am planning.. I would imagine to get RAID10 would require (assuming a 4 drive setup) you to create 2 RAID1 mirror sets and then using those create a RAID0 stripe.. I haven't attempted this yet and don't even know if its possible with software RAID yet.. Would be cool, performance and redundancy.. :)