[PLUG] Reliable storage on a shoestring

[Evan Heidtmann]

On Sun, 2005-08-07 at 15:41 -0700, Fedor Pikus wrote:
> On 8/7/05, Eli Stair <eli.stair at gmail.com> wrote:
> > 2) RH (and some other distros) don't install GRUB to the bootsect of
> > the drives properly... if your install goes fine, but you can't get
> > the OS to boot post back here (presuming you have another box ;)
> 
> First of all, you cannot boot from software RAID-5, only from a mirror
> RAID (RAID-1).

First, thanks so much for the grub tips! They will be of great help.

>From your example, I gather that in a RAID 1, both drives are also valid
standalone drives. I can pull one disk out, stick it in another box, and
read data off it, even if I don't have any RAID tools installed. Is this
correct?

Thanks again,
Evan