RE: Using WindowsXP to Make RAID 5 Happen

["Phil Harris" <phil@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

You've been running RAID5 across firewire without problems?

Or you've been running on firewire without problems?

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx]=20
> On Behalf Of john nye
> Sent: 04 August 2005 23:42
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Using WindowsXP to Make RAID 5 Happen
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> Just checked and mine has been running since 1 May and for 49=20
> days since the last reboot.
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> Do you know if there is any way I can check whether I have=20
> been having any disconnects/reconnects/rebuilds?
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> It would be a pain if I lost the data, but not a disaster as=20
> I have all the films on DVD's and the music and pictures are=20
> backed up elsewhere.
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> Guess I need to investigate other strategies -:(
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> John
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Phil Harris" <phil@xxxxxxx>
> To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2005 11:01 PM
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Using WindowsXP to Make RAID 5 Happen
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> Tell you more?
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> OK ...
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> ... You *WILL* lose your data if you try RAID5 on firewire=20
> ... Simple as that.
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> As Li (of Laser fame) will attest I have been plugging away=20
> at getting a media server up and running using a rather silly=20
> number of firewire drives (currently 20) originally with=20
> Windows and then with Linux.
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> I did try using RAID5 across the firewire drives but one of=20
> the things that happen with firewire drives is that they=20
> disconnect and reconnect pretty much at will and as soon as a=20
> drive disconnects then it makes the array inconsistent and so=20
> it starts to rebuild. Then if another drive disconnects=20
> whilst rebuiilding then it's bye-bye data. And I don't mean=20
> disconnect as in "unplug" - it seems that they software=20
> disconnect and reconnect quite frequently.
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> Thankfully what you will probably find is that simply formatting your
> firewire-RAID5 array will be enough to send it into spasms=20
> and that should convince you not to risk any data to it.
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> I have also tried using Linux and UnionFS (Li and his nephew=20
> have spent many many many frustrating hours trying to support=20
> my feeble efforts) to do the same - and whilst UnionFS is a=20
> superb tool - Linux firewire support is still very very flaky=20
> and - really - should be considered unusable for anything=20
> "serious". (I have been getting *MAJOR* corruption of the=20
> firewire drives - usually fixable by fsck but not always.)
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> Phil
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx=20
> [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On
Behalf=20
> > Of john nye
> > Sent: 04 August 2005 22:37
> > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Using WindowsXP to Make RAID 5 Happen
> >
> > Yep, that got my attention Phil.
> > I've got an enclosure containing 4 x 160GB, connected by
firewire.=20
> > Tell me more.
> >
> > John
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Phil Harris" <phil@xxxxxxx>
> > To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
> > Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2005 9:10 PM
> > Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Using WindowsXP to Make RAID 5 Happen
> >
> >
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> > Just whatever you do for Gods sake don't try doing it=20
> across firewire=20
> > or USB drives!
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> > Take my word for it - you don't want to try it...
> >
> > Phil
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On
Behalf
> > > Of john nye
> > > Sent: 04 August 2005 17:09
> > > To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > > Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Using WindowsXP to Make RAID 5 Happen
> > >
> > > I did the hack on my media server - been running for a few
> > months now
> > > without a problem.
> > >
> > >
> > > John
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Mark McCall" <lists@xxxxxxx>
> > > To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
> > > Sent: Thursday, August 04, 2005 2:01 PM
> > > Subject: [ukha_d] Using WindowsXP to Make RAID 5 Happen
> > >
> > >
> > > > http://www.tomshardware.com/storage/20041119/index.html
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