Managing RAID on Linux - Derek Vadala [143]
Adaptec RAID Setup Utility
The Adaptec Storage Manager
Promise Technology
Creating an Array
Installing Linux onto a Promise Array
Configuring the ataraid Driver
Converting an Existing Standalone Disk to a Mirror
Post-Installation Array Management
3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller
Creating an Array and Installing Linux
Converting an Existing Standalone Disk to a Mirror
Kernel Configuration
3DM Disk Manager
LSI Logic (MegaRAID)
Creating an Array
Installing Linux Directly to a MegaRAID Controller
The MegaRAID Driver
Converting an Existing Standalone Disk to a Mirror
Managing Arrays
6. Filesystems
Basic Filesystem Concepts
Blocks and Inodes
Organization
Journaling Filesystems
The Linux Virtual Filesystem (VFS)
ext2
ext2 Organization
Creating an ext2 Filesystem
Tuning ext2 Filesystems
ext3 Extensions for the ext2 Filesystem
Patching the Kernel for ext3 Support
Compiling the Kernel with ext3 Support
Working with ext3
Creating an ext3 Partition
Converting an ext2 Filesystem to ext3
Tuning ext3 Features
Further Information
ReiserFS
Installing Directly to ReiserFS
Compiling the Kernel with ReiserFS Support
Creating a Filesystem
reiserfsck, reiserfstune, and debugreiserfs
IBM JFS
Distribution Support
Patching the Kernel
Configuring the Kernel
Installing the JFS Utilities
Further Information
SGI XFS
Distribution Support
Obtaining XFS
Compiling the Kernel with XFS Support
Building the XFS Utilities
Further Information
7. Performance, Tuning, and Maintenance
Monitoring RAID Devices
RAID and syslog
BigBrother
SysOrb
Verbose SCSI Reporting
Managing Disk Failures
Automatic Failover to a Spare Disk
Sharing Spare Disks
Manual Disk Replacement
Problems with Hot-Swap and Disk Replacement
Configuring Hard Disk Parameters
Tuning ATA Disks with hdparm
Tuning Disk Elevators
Performance Testing
Booting with Software RAID
Installing Directly to Software RAID
Converting to Software RAID
A. Additional Resources
Mailing Lists
Web Sites and Online Resources
RAID
Books
B. Hardware RAID Controller Vendors
Index