On 4/13/2011 5:50 PM, Christopher Chan wrote: > >>>> I can't think of anything that has been a problem with 64-bit win >>>> 2003/2008 as production servers and I sort of like the way you can >>>> decide after-the-fact that you want to convert a disk to software raid. >>> >>> http://wiki.centos.org/HowTos/CentOS5ConvertToRAID >> >> Where the operative part of the bazillion step process is copy the data >> to the new device while running from a rescue CD, then making it >> bootable. This isn't really specific to CentOS - but on Windows (server >> versions) it is a mouse click to make a file system dynamic and then >> another one or two to add a mirror - with the system still running. Or >> you could use a few command line commands instead. >> > > Oh please don't tell the lads how great the gui and its backend are. You > will see the hordes leave for Windows 200X Server! The GUI-ness isn't the point here. As I mentioned, you can use a command line in windows too. The point is that the underlying filesystem/raid has functionality that Linux versions lack and it turns out to be useful when you haven't done your planning well and don't want to be down for a while fixing it. I'd like to see even a rough approximation of this capability in Centos, like SME-server's ability to install on a 'broken' raid where you can add/sync the mirror later (but as an option, not your only choice...). -- Les Mikesell lesmikesell at gmail.com