Category: Linux
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Software RAID: More links
In addition to the recent articles posted here about testing a software RAID solution on OpenSuse, here are a few complementary elements and recommended useful links: The Software-RAID HOWTO Software RAID in the new Linux 2.4 kernel, Part 1 Software RAID in the new Linux 2.4 kernel, Part 2 Worth reading!
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Recent posts about RAID storage
RAID storage is using several hard disc drives together to improve the reliability (sometimes the performance) over what can be done with one single disc drive. The recent posts here: Creating a RAID-1 on OpenSUSE Testing RAID-1 on OpenSUSE Software RAID: a question of light
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Software RAID: a question of light
Today, I am asking a simple question to solve a little problem I have : Since I installed a RAID array in an OpenSUSE machine, I can observe that the little red LED light of disk access flashes once every seoncd -even when I do not try to use the array. Would somebody be able…
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The Y2K7 bug
On the 1st of January 2000, some people were expecting to see the world crumble because old software applications had been written using dates coded on 2 digits. At the turn of the century (or rather at the change from 99 to 00), there was a need for upgrading/patching applications to support 4-digit years in…
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Azureus configuration
In the world of P2P, Bittorrent is clearly the protocol of choice for big file transfers. This is true for videos (pirated or not), for GNU/Linux dsitribution CD-ROMs, for collections of photographic images, etc. Among the Bittorrent-compatible P2P software applications, Azureus is clearly the one that receives the favors of the greatest public. It is…
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Testing RAID-1 on OpenSUSE
As I described in another post, I wanted to test RAID technology on my GNU/Linux OpenSUSE configuration. In the previous post, I have shown how to create/install the RAID array. Now my intent is to see what happens when a hard drive fails, as it is supposed to protect me against it. But I prefer…