Re: Using WindowsXP to Make RAID 5 Happen

["john nye" <wajcn50@xxxxxxxxx>]

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John
----- Original Message -----
From: "Phil Harris" <phil@xxxxxxx>
To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, August 05, 2005 10:31 PM
Subject: RE: [ukha_d] Using WindowsXP to Make RAID 5 Happen


>
> :-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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