Subj : Re: Novell 4.11 reboot
To   : Craig Healy
From : Darren Gibbs
Date : Tue May 23 2000 11:38 pm

 ->> You can't move your existing volumes into a RAID5 array and expect
 ->> th keep existing - you'll need completely seperate disks in the
 ->> array as well as your old ones. Building a raid 5 array will
 ->> destroy the data on the existing disks if you use them in it.

 CH> Not what I meant. <g>  I'd use totally new hardware for the RAID5, and
 CH> have it configured as a new volume.  Then have it detect the original
 CH> VOL1/VOL2 to migrate the files.  I did build a couple of RAID5 systems
 CH> and I know it's not going to retain any data after the array is built.

Phew! Fair enough, then. :-)

Some people don't realise what "building a RAID5 array" entails, is all. I 
didn't want you to come back yelling "But you said my data would be OK". :-)

DaZZa

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