> Am 01.05.2023 um 22:22 schrieb David Woodyard <dwoody5...@gmail.com>: > > > > On Mon, May 1, 2023 at 11:33 AM David Woodyard <dwoody5...@gmail.com> wrote: > the server is what I need to install. > > David > > On Mon, May 1, 2023 at 11:28 AM Peter Boy <p...@uni-bremen.de> wrote: > > > > Am 01.05.2023 um 18:12 schrieb David Woodyard <dwoody5...@gmail.com>: > > > > I have searched the web for a solution and have found nothing on this topic. > > The error I get is sda1 and sdb1 have the same UUID. I would rather not > > remove a drive from raid and unplug it to do the install. > > > > I must be missing something. > > It’s a well proven procedure. What do you want to install? Workstation, > Server, one of the Spins? > > Gmail has deleted your second reply, so I am replying to this one.
I suppose you mean my last reply. I add it at the bottom. > > I, perhaps, was not as clear as I should have been on my first email. > I have a computer that has a raid1 and it has been working for several years. > I want to install Fedora-Server 37. When I run the install (anaconda) it > gives an error > about duplicate UUID's and will not do the install. > > That tells me that I can not install on a computer that ALREADY has raid1. > I was not expecting that error. > > Is it correct that anaconda can NOT install to a hard drive that ALREADY has > a RAID1? > Is there a workaround other than removing one drive from the raid and > unplugging it from the computer? No, that’s not correct. I think, no system can use 2 disk which have the same UUID at the same time (besides maybe one of the Windows BIOS fake controller). Duplicate UUID is a contradictio in adiecto and should be fixed. Anaconda can install on existing raid anyway. And there are several ways to fix the issue with the UUID. But I have to know more details. First question is, which of your disks is affected and what is the output of 'fdisk -l'. > - - - - - repeating my previous post - - - - - - < >> Am 01.05.2023 um 19:39 schrieb David Woodyard <dwoody5...@gmail.com>: >> >> ... >> Fedora is the only OS. > > That’s good. So it is quite easy. > >> >> Second bunch of questions: >> >> (a) >> Do you need to keep data? If yes, how they are stored? On its own partition? >> Both / and /home has raid1. >> / of course will be over written. /home needs to be preserved. > > That’s not so good, but perfectly doable. Keeping sda2/sdb2 and mounting as > /home may cause some headaches in the long run, in organizational and > administrative terms. But does not affect the reliability. > > Maybe, you study > https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/fedora-server/installation/#_storage_organization > > and > https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/fedora-server/installation/interactive-local/#_installation_destination > > If you haven’t already done so. > > >> >> >> If not, is there anything against completely restructuring the hard disks? >> Then you wouldn't have to worry about the UUID at all. >> >> (b) how are the disk currently formatted, what is the output of >> >> Formatted as ext4 for everything. >> >> lsblk >> >> NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINTS >> sda 8:0 1 931.5G 0 disk >> ├─sda1 8:1 1 14.7G 0 part >> └─sda2 8:2 1 916.9G 0 part >> └─md127 9:127 0 916.7G 0 raid1 /home >> sdb 8:16 1 931.5G 0 disk >> └─sdb2 8:18 1 916.9G 0 part >> └─md127 9:127 0 916.7G 0 raid1 /home >> sdc 8:32 0 111.8G 0 disk >> └─sdc1 8:33 0 111.8G 0 part >> └─md0 9:0 0 111.7G 0 raid1 >> sdd 8:48 0 111.8G 0 disk >> └─sdd1 8:49 0 111.8G 0 part >> └─md0 9:0 0 111.7G 0 raid1 >> sde 8:64 1 28.6G 0 disk >> ├─sde1 8:65 1 1M 0 part >> └─sde2 8:66 1 28.6G 0 part / >> zram0 252:0 0 8G 0 disk [SWAP] >> >> The sde drive is a usb that I am using to boot with until I get the hdd >> fixed. > > > The Harddisks are <2 TB and it looks like a DOS/MBR partitioning. Fedora > nowadays used GPT for all disks. As said, you can keep DOS/MBR, but may cause > organizational and administrative problems later due to the different default > partitioning. > > Another issue: > > (a) > sdb has just sdb2, no sdb1. So we have to know, how it is partitioned in > detail to determine, how we can use the disk as part of a raid. > > > (b) > Regarding the mentioned UUID issue you have to check the disk ID. > > Therefore, use as root / with rood permission (sudo -i) > > fdisk -l | less > > > You can scroll up and down to check all partition entries. > > Would be good if you could post the listing here > > > Another question: > > how do you use sdc/sdd ? They are raid type 1 as well. but obviously not > mounted anywhere. > > > > To install Fedora Server you have several options: > > (a) To create a Raid of 14 GB on sda and sdb, format at as xfs (no LVM as > Fedora uses by default) and use it as the root file system for system data. > Mount the raid on sda2 und sdb2 as /home in the root file system. That’s a > bit tricky, but nevertheless just a series of several step-by-step actions. > > (b) Install the system (root file system) just on sda1 without raid (and > therefore without redundancy in case of a disk failure for the system files) > and mount the current raid on /home. That’s the easiest way. > > (c) If you don’t use sdc/sdd, then install Fedora on those disk, and - again > - mount sda2/sdb2 as /home. That’s quite easy as well. > > (d) Backup /home, completely reformat the disks and restore /home. > > > Comparing the alternatives: > > (c) seems the best solution if you can completely overwrite disks sdc/sdd. > > (b) is best, if you mainly want to play around and explore Fedora Server > > (a) Is best if you want to seriously use Fedora Server, but without touching > you precious data (provided you can add a partition to sdb as required). > > (d) is best if you want a long term solution in line with Fedora's > development and administrative principles and (upcomming) administrative > tools. > > That’s your choice. -- Peter Boy https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/User:Pboy p...@fedoraproject.org Timezone: CET (UTC+1) / CEST (UTC+2) Fedora Server Edition Working Group member Fedora docs team contributor Java developer and enthusiast _______________________________________________ users mailing list -- users@lists.fedoraproject.org To unsubscribe send an email to users-le...@lists.fedoraproject.org Fedora Code of Conduct: https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-US/project/code-of-conduct/ List Guidelines: https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines List Archives: https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/users@lists.fedoraproject.org Do not reply to spam, report it: https://pagure.io/fedora-infrastructure/new_issue
