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<TITLE>Root RAID HOWTO cookbook: What you need BEFORE YOU START</TITLE>
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<H2><A NAME="s2">2. What you need BEFORE YOU START</A></H2>
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<P>The packages you need and the documentation that answers the most common
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questions about setting up and running raid are listed below. Please review
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them throughly.
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<H2><A NAME="ss2.1">2.1 Required Packages</A>
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<P>You need to obtain the most recent versions of these packages.
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<LI>a linux kernel that supports raid, initrd and /dev/loopx
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<BLOCKQUOTE>
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I used
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<A HREF="ftp://sunsite.unc.edu/pub/Linux/kernel/">linux-2.0.33</A>
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from sunsite
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<A HREF="ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/daemons/raid/">raid145-971022-2.0.31</A>
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patch adds support for raid1/4/5</LI>
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<A HREF="ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/daemons/raid/">raidtools-pre3-0.42</A>
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tools to create and maintain
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raid devices (documentation too).</LI>
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<LI>
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<A HREF="Root-RAID-HOWTO-12.html#Appendix-E">Gadi's raid stop patch</A> in Appendix E.</LI>
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<A HREF="ftp://ftp.inria.fr/INRIA/Projects/cristal/Xavier.Leroy">linuxthreads-0.71</A>
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required threads package. Use ftp, browser doesn't work
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ftp.inria.fr/INRIA/Projects/cristal/Xavier.Leroy</LI>
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<LI>A Linux distribution, ready to install.
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<BLOCKQUOTE>
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I used
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<A HREF="ftp://ftp.cdrom.com/pub/linux">Slackware-3.4</A></BLOCKQUOTE>
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Helpful but not required
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<A HREF="ftp://ftp.bizsystems.com/pub/raid/">raidboot-0.01.tar.gz</A>
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pre-built raid rescue/boot system.</LI>
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<P>The detailed instructions in this document are based on the above packages.
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If the packages have been updated or you use a different linux distribution,
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you may have to modify the procedures you find here.
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<P>The patches, tool assortment, etc... may vary with 2.1 kernels.
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Please check the most recent documentation at:
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<A HREF="ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/daemons/raid/">ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/daemons/raid/</A></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<H2><A NAME="ss2.2">2.2 Other similar implementations.</A>
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</H2>
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<P>I chose to include in the kernel all of the pieces necessary
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to run from boot without loading any modules. My kernel image is
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a little over 300k compressed.
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<P>Take a look at
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<A HREF="mailto:welbon@bga.com">Ed Welbon's</A>
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<B>initrd.md.tar.gz</B> for another
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way to make a bootable raid device. He uses loadable modules.
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A look at his concise scripts will show you how it is done
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if you need a very small kernel with modules.
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<A HREF="http://www.realtime.net/~welbon/initrd.md.tar.gz">http://www.realtime.net/~welbon/initrd.md.tar.gz</A></BLOCKQUOTE>
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<H2><A NAME="ss2.3">2.3 Documentation -- Recommended Reading</A>
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<P><B>Please read:</B>
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<BLOCKQUOTE>
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<B>/usr/src/linux/Documentation/initrd.txt</B>
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</BLOCKQUOTE>
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<P>
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<P>as well as the documentation and man pages that accompany
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the raidtools set. In particular, read <B>man mdadd</B> as well as the
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<B>QuickStart.RAID</B> document included in the raidtools package.
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<P>
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<P>You may also wish to review:
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<A HREF="http://sunsite.unc.edu/mdw/HOWTO/BootPrompt-HOWTO.html">BootPrompt-HOWTO</A></LI>
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<LI><B>man lilo</B></LI>
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<LI><B>man lilo.conf</B></LI>
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<H2><A NAME="ss2.4">2.4 RAID resources</A>
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</H2>
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<LI>
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<A HREF="http://http://www.linas.org/linux/Software-RAID/Software-RAID.html">www.linas.org/linux/Software-RAID/Software-RAID.html</A></LI>
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<LI>
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<A HREF="http://www.ssc.com/lg/issue17/raid.html">www.ssc.com/lg/issue17/raid.html</A></LI>
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<A HREF="http://linas.org/linux/raid.html">linas.org/linux/raid.html</A></LI>
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<LI>
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<A HREF="ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/daemons/raid/">ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/daemons/raid/</A></LI>
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<A HREF="http://www.realtime.net/~welbon/initrd.md.tar.gz">www.realtime.net/~welbon/initrd.md.tar.gz</A></LI>
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<LI>
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<A HREF="http://luthien.nuclecu.unam.mx/~miguel/raid/">luthien.nuclecu.unam.mx/~miguel/raid/</A></LI>
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