On Fri, Jan 20, 2012 at 02:14:16AM +0100, Ljubomir Ljubojevic wrote: > On 01/19/2012 10:30 PM, fred smith wrote: > > Hi all! > > > > One of these days I'm going to upgrade my centos 5.7 box (which is > > currently configured with raid-1 on two drives) to 6.x. > > > > i've been given to believe that I should be able to do a fresh install > > on top of the existing raid setup, i.e., without having to re-create > > the raid array, but just use the existing setup. > > > > and somewhere in the last few days (in this list I think) someone posted > > that Anaconda should detect the existing raid array and allow you to re- > > use it for a new install. > > > > so just as an experiment, I booted up the 6.2 DVD (not live) and took it > > as far as where it sets up the partitioning. So, was I unduly surprised > > when it DID NOT detect the existing raid? well, a little. more in the > > category of NOT ENTIRELY PLEASED, actually. > > > > I'd appreciate it if someone who knows something about linux hardware > > raid, and its intersection with Anaconda, could drop a few clues in my > > direction. > > > > thanks in advance! > > > > Are you sure LiveDVD has mdadm service installed and running? LiveCD 5.3 > was missing it, I have not looked at 6.x yet. this was NOT the live dvd: CentOS-6.2-x86_64-bin-DVD1.iso and in my original post, when I said "...knows something about linux hardware raid..." I had meant to say "software raid". DUH. -- ---- Fred Smith -- fredex at fcshome.stoneham.ma.us ---------------------------- Do you not know? Have you not heard? The LORD is the everlasting God, the Creator of the ends of the earth. He will not grow tired or weary, and his understanding no one can fathom. ----------------------------- Isaiah 40:28 (niv) -----------------------------