RE: Using WindowsXP to Make RAID 5 Happen

["Phil Harris" <phil@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

:-O

I'm stunned ...

... XP? What enclosure?

Phil

> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of john nye
> Sent: 05 August 2005 21:35
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Using WindowsXP to Make RAID 5 Happen
>
>
> You've been running RAID5 across firewire without problems?
>
>
> So far yes!!
>
> John
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] 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
> >
> > Just checked and mine has been running since 1 May and for 49
days
> > since the last reboot.
> >
> > Do you know if there is any way I can check whether I have
> been having
> > any disconnects/reconnects/rebuilds?
> >
> > It would be a pain if I lost the data, but not a disaster as I
have
> > all the films on DVD's and the music and pictures are backed up
> > elsewhere.
> >
> > Guess I need to investigate other strategies -:(
> >
> > 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
> >
> >
> >
> > Tell you more?
> >
> > OK ...
> >
> > ... You *WILL* lose your data if you try RAID5 on firewire
> ... Simple
> > as that.
> >
> > As Li (of Laser fame) will attest I have been plugging away
> at getting
> > a media server up and running using a rather silly number
> of firewire
> > drives (currently 20) originally with Windows and then with
Linux.
> >
> > I did try using RAID5 across the firewire drives but one of
> the things
> > that happen with firewire drives is that they disconnect
> and reconnect
> > pretty much at will and as soon as a drive disconnects then
> it makes
> > the array inconsistent and so it starts to rebuild. Then if
another
> > drive disconnects whilst rebuiilding then it's bye-bye data. And
I
> > don't mean disconnect as in "unplug" - it seems that
they software
> > disconnect and reconnect quite frequently.
> >
> > Thankfully what you will probably find is that simply
> formatting your
> > firewire-RAID5 array will be enough to send it into spasms and
that
> > should convince you not to risk any data to it.
> >
> > I have also tried using Linux and UnionFS (Li and his nephew have
> > spent many many many frustrating hours trying to support my
feeble
> > efforts) to do the same - and whilst UnionFS is a superb
> tool - Linux
> > firewire support is still very very flaky and - really - should
be
> > considered unusable for anything "serious". (I have
been getting
> > *MAJOR* corruption of the firewire drives - usually fixable by
fsck
> > but not always.)
> >
> > Phil
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> > [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On
Behalf
> > > 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.
> > > 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
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Just whatever you do for Gods sake don't try doing it
> > across firewire
> > > or USB drives!
> > >
> > > 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
> > > > >
> > > > > M.
>
>
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