[Box Backup] Moving a server to RAID

[Sandro guly Zaccarini]

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| > 2. Would you recommend the mobo RAID or the FC3 sw RAID?
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| Others will have to answer this. I don't use Linux, except to test Box
| 
| Backup.

i personally prefer software raid
 
| > 3. How can I copy the data as I only have 2 SATA connectors on the 
| > mobo?
| > I thought maybe of copying the data first to an IDE drive then back
| > to the new
| > SATA drives. Perhaps there is a better way?

you have to read raid-howto ho TLDP, it explains how to migrate from a
single-disc system to a raid1 one. simply install a sata disc as sdc
(secondary master) copy all the data on it then boot on it remove the
80giga one and follow the instruction on TLDP.
it's a bit noisy and not so fast but it's safe to do :)

guly

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