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Install Woody On RAID1

Introduction

This describes how to install Debian Woody on a RAID-1 system (mirrored disks), with RAID being implemented in the kernel rather than in a dedicated RAID controller. Note that some knowledge of RAID1 under Linux is assumed.

What you will need

  • A system with two hard disks. Ideally these disks will be on separate controllers if they are IDE disks; this is for performance reasons. Also ideally the disks will be identical, although again this is not strictly necessary. If the disks are not identical then do the initial installation on the smaller disk.
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