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Best of Linux Winner January 7, 2000

DPT Hardware RAID HOWTO Tutorials - Hardware Now that I'm back to feeling normal, I think I'll start working on all those fun projects I had scheduled for last weekend. I'm never satisfied with what passes for state of the art here at Casa Dave, and with Linux I get to tweak, reconfigure, and improve as much as I want. No wonder I love this operating system so much! On one of my frequent computer hardware acquisition sprees, I couldn't resist the temptation of purchasing a nice little RAID setup. Oh, sorry, that means Redundant Array of Independent Disks. It's high-capacity storage with a plus: should one of your RAID disks fail, simply replace the disk. You won't lose any data -- remember, the "R" in RAID means "redundant." RAID setups aren't exactly commonplace for home users, no matter what the operating system. If you're contemplating such a setup for the Linux computer in your household, then you might want to take a look at the DPT Hardware RAID HOWTO first. This document will give you a good idea of what it takes to set up a hardware RAID under Linux. The DPT Hardware RAID HOWTO describes in detail the controllers and other hardware that Linux will support for a RAID installation. Once you've got what you need, refer back to this text file to find out about installing and configuring the hardware, and configuring the Linux kernel to deal with the new toys. All should go well, meaning you'll see a few extra lines of text fly by during the Linux boot-up process. What should you do if things go wrong? Why, refer to the troubleshooting section of this document, of course. As I install my own RAID hardware this weekend, I'm sure I'll visit that particular chapter more than once. For some reason, I have an easier time installing hardware and then figuring out what it is that I did wrong. Product Details and Download Links

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