Tom H wrote:
> The lenny box is using metadata v0.9 and there is a "(local to...)" on
> the UUID line. It was created without specifying either "--homehost="
> or "--name=" when running "mdadm --create" on a running system (using
> the standard "sfdisk -d ... | sfdisk ..." and "mdadm --create ...",
On Fri, Dec 17, 2010 at 1:17 AM, Bob Proulx wrote:
> Tom H wrote:
>> Both "mdadm --detail /dev/mdX" and "mdadm --examine /dev/sdXY" will
>> output "(local to host )" on the uuid line for metadata
>> v0.90 and on the name line for metadata v1.x.
>
> I never see that[1] and therefore conclude that
Tom H wrote:
> Both "mdadm --detail /dev/mdX" and "mdadm --examine /dev/sdXY" will
> output "(local to host )" on the uuid line for metadata
> v0.90 and on the name line for metadata v1.x.
I never see that[1] and therefore conclude that if HOMEHOST is never
set in the configuration file that it wi
On Thu, Dec 16, 2010 at 12:44 PM, Bob Proulx wrote:
> Tom H wrote:
>> Bob Proulx wrote:
>>>
>>> I have not previously ever changed a hostname in /etc/mdadm/mdadm.conf
>>> and not had a problem renaming systems. My mdadm.conf files don't
>>> contain the actual hostname.
>>
>> Look up the HOSTNAME d
On Thu, Dec 16, 2010 at 11:23 AM, David Gaudine
wrote:
> On 10-12-16 3:13 AM, Tom H wrote:
>> On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 11:59 AM, David Gaudine
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> The temporary hostname is in each ARRAY line in mdadm.conf.
>>
>> I've never seen a hostname value on the ARRAY line in mdadm.conf. Are
Tom H wrote:
> Bob Proulx wrote:
> > I have not previously ever changed a hostname in /etc/mdadm/mdadm.conf
> > and not had a problem renaming systems. My mdadm.conf files don't
> > contain the actual hostname.
>
> Look up the HOSTNAME directive in the mdadm.conf man page.
>
> The default is "HO
On 10-12-16 3:13 AM, Tom H wrote:
On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 11:59 AM, David Gaudine
wrote:
The temporary hostname is in each ARRAY line in mdadm.conf.
I've never seen a hostname value on the ARRAY line in mdadm.conf. Are
you confusing hostname and array name?
The array name is based on the hos
On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 9:01 PM, Bob Proulx wrote:
>
> I have not previously ever changed a hostname in /etc/mdadm/mdadm.conf
> and not had a problem renaming systems. My mdadm.conf files don't
> contain the actual hostname.
Look up the HOSTNAME directive in the mdadm.conf man page.
The default
On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 11:59 AM, David Gaudine
wrote:
> On 10-12-10 10:22 PM, Tom H wrote:
> On Fri, Dec 10, 2010 at 5:57 PM, David Gaudine
> wrote:
>>>
>>> grub-install --root-directory=/boot /dev/sda
>>> grub-install --root-directory=/boot /dev/sdb
>>>
>> grub-install /dev/sda
>> grub-install
On 15/12/2010 9:57 PM, Doug wrote:
On 01/-10/-28163 02:59 PM, David Gaudine wrote:
Sorry to answer my own question, but a power failure caused a
corrupted filesystem on another computer and gave me a free IP to
experiment with. So, I went ahead and renamed my computer. I did
edit the name
On 01/-10/-28163 02:59 PM, David Gaudine wrote:
On 10-12-15 11:59 AM, David Gaudine wrote:
The temporary hostname is in each ARRAY line in mdadm.conf. As I
understand it, the temporary hostname is also in the superblock, and
these must match or I won't be able to boot. So, do I have to do
so
David Gaudine wrote:
> David Gaudine wrote:
> >The temporary hostname is in each ARRAY line in mdadm.conf. As I
> >understand it, the temporary hostname is also in the superblock,
> >and these must match or I won't be able to boot. So, do I have to
> >do something about the superblock (how?), or
On 10-12-15 11:59 AM, David Gaudine wrote:
The temporary hostname is in each ARRAY line in mdadm.conf. As I
understand it, the temporary hostname is also in the superblock, and
these must match or I won't be able to boot. So, do I have to do
something about the superblock (how?), or just edit
On 10-12-10 10:22 PM, Tom H wrote:
On Fri, Dec 10, 2010 at 5:57 PM, David Gaudine
wrote:
grub-install --root-directory=/boot /dev/sda
grub-install --root-directory=/boot /dev/sdb
grub-install /dev/sda
grub-install /dev/sdb
"--root-directory=/boot" will have insta
On Fri, Dec 10, 2010 at 09:29:49PM -0500, David Gaudine wrote:
> On 10/12/2010 8:11 PM, Rob Owens wrote:
>> On Fri, Dec 10, 2010 at 05:57:09PM -0500, David Gaudine wrote:
>>> Here I have a big problem. The guide said to run grub and do
>>> root(hd0,0)
>>> setup(hd0)
>>> and repeat for the other di
On 10/12/2010 8:11 PM, Rob Owens wrote:
On Fri, Dec 10, 2010 at 05:57:09PM -0500, David Gaudine wrote:
Here I have a big problem. The guide said to run grub and do
root(hd0,0)
setup(hd0)
and repeat for the other disk. I don't have an executable file "grub".
grub-pc is installed. After a bit o
On Fri, Dec 10, 2010 at 5:57 PM, David Gaudine
wrote:
>>>
>>> 4) The first guide shows how to install Grub on both disks. After that's
>>> done once, do I have to do it again whenever there's a new kernel package?
>>> Or in any other situation that I have to watch out for?
>>
>> You only need to
On Fri, Dec 10, 2010 at 05:57:09PM -0500, David Gaudine wrote:
> On 10-12-10 3:50 PM, Reiner Buehl wrote:
>> On 10.12.2010 21:15, David Gaudine wrote:
>>> 2) I put the SWAP partition on RAID. The first guide doesn't use
>>> RAID for swap. The author emailed me his comments about the pros and
>
On 10-12-10 3:50 PM, Reiner Buehl wrote:
On 10.12.2010 21:15, David Gaudine wrote:
2) I put the SWAP partition on RAID. The first guide doesn't use
RAID for swap. The author emailed me his comments about the pros and
cons, and I think I want it on RAID for peace of mind. It shouldn't
really
>> 3) The first guide doesn't use a separate boot partion, the second does.
>> Comments? I've never used a separate boot partition. I think it used to
>> be important on large disks, to keep the kernel in the first 1024 cylinders,
>> but isn't important anymore.
>
> A separate boot partition sti
On 10.12.2010 21:15, David Gaudine wrote:
The system works, but I still have some questions about whether what
I've already done is OK.
1) Is it OK to use 4 MD arrays like this, or should I use just one and
LVM like the jerryweb link? I got a bit confused reading about LVM
and I don't need a
I'm trying to use RAID 1 for the first time. I've gone ahead and set up
a system to test, using primarily these two guides:
http://mikeoverip.wordpress.com/2009/12/07/debian-5-lenny-step-by-step-installation-with-software-raid-1-with-screenshots/
http://dev.jerryweb.org/raid/
My system looks
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