From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Tonton Subject: Re: Root partition on raid? Date: Wed, 12 Jun 2019 23:22:01 +0200 Message-ID: <20190612232201.3b4b873e@merlin.browniehive.net> References: <20190612082340.6a00c26a@merlin.browniehive.net> <87ftoeer86.fsf@nckx> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha512; boundary="Sig_/D1s2ZP9a+J+N0AcReTiRIVT"; protocol="application/pgp-signature" Return-path: Received: from eggs.gnu.org ([2001:470:142:3::10]:34237) by lists.gnu.org with esmtp (Exim 4.86_2) (envelope-from ) id 1hbAi8-0001Ai-1e for help-guix@gnu.org; Wed, 12 Jun 2019 17:23:13 -0400 Received: from Debian-exim by eggs.gnu.org with spam-scanned (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1hbAi4-00016k-9A for help-guix@gnu.org; Wed, 12 Jun 2019 17:23:11 -0400 Received: from mx1.riseup.net ([198.252.153.129]:52638) by eggs.gnu.org with esmtps (TLS1.0:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA1:32) (Exim 4.71) (envelope-from ) id 1hbAi2-00014d-MJ for help-guix@gnu.org; Wed, 12 Jun 2019 17:23:07 -0400 In-Reply-To: <87ftoeer86.fsf@nckx> List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: help-guix-bounces+gcggh-help-guix=m.gmane.org@gnu.org Sender: "Help-Guix" To: Tobias Geerinckx-Rice Cc: help-guix@gnu.org --Sig_/D1s2ZP9a+J+N0AcReTiRIVT Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi, no, I use mdadm. Can GRUB see/use/boot this? Maybe this is way easier than I thought. Could you share how you configure this on your end?=20 On Wed, 12 Jun 2019 17:52:09 +0200 Tobias Geerinckx-Rice wrote: > Tonton, >=20 > Tonton wrote: > > This is mostly a shot in the dark, but is it feasible to have a=20 > > /boot > > partition with a initramfs on a partition of it's own and then=20 > > all the rest > > of / on a raid partition? =20 >=20 > Sure. I do this on my home server, so I never have to worry about=20 > rebooting headlessly after swapping a RAID drive (or have to=20 > install GRUB on every single one). >=20 > > To make it work kernel, initramfs, mdadm, GRUB and some other=20 > > tools would > > need to be copied to the /boot partition from store, but this is=20 > > potentially > > worthwhile? =20 >=20 > You've lost me here, though. Why is this needed? What needs to=20 > work? >=20 > Oh=E2=80=A6 are you using some hardware RAID that GRUB can't see? >=20 > Does it provide advantages that mdraid wouldn't? >=20 > Kind regards, >=20 > T G-R --=20 :) --Sig_/D1s2ZP9a+J+N0AcReTiRIVT Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Description: OpenPGP digital signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- iQIzBAEBCgAdFiEEJpQ8ER/dPhCuYhy5z+UMpbuBoZAFAl0BbPkACgkQz+UMpbuB oZDTwBAA4V0mnf0YMsC8Vkr6AXqbsBzDry5m8qek3tE/FgehqBM9I26/Dn0rZYEr dn30Yp5OYvffOmi19FVaYBGyB3GGbu1uhqEd5yJ/5NQZiwxr62j/dDGO8OI8mhPj 5I1svqsBEGl1ex+odOeJX5eInFn7N28WyEAGccWXvGArepGwv5PXyOOK14UFcHKK nBFKGWatjSlr8SWCgF5KS3ulZ2QWa8vT4TbmlT5ZiFE0sIx9mDhINemXL+pZzdHa Vlfn69GiQ5++u+wplcfnnVs13oOf2UvegY0tVgazcCvvLMXywSJ6njYcnwUfQ0m7 D+BZEcYUfjboMy607nkJ+OCs1UyNDjJCImyhf1izJoIbD01rCKCJlP0LhAJ9IwUB zfXI9ltrJ4cgXn8G90FUAVAk8F5nD7TUoqB8j5RQb0vOHjwF4gpiEBAF6CsiCyjl acm3faIXIoyWQf85KI6NNJqOcLLqw7fmKLzbEv+qaZq5M05do9cXtmkamv+w6uxX zPA5V0E3p4wMi8+vt9876Swy7hzCERpVyAJ6u9G2y3YgiwEWGQMtjSlQ6eBIZajn afCBeDWe3EfXV5j5f4hoJKtMm51ZWN8qLCqauiaQRkaBDn4bL7ABBFXEFrYj5t38 iKifNSO853j/3iLYpSZahC4bzHmF8AQifoNwOL61c7xZ+Ey68CM= =aXN/ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --Sig_/D1s2ZP9a+J+N0AcReTiRIVT--