Grub v1 is the main 1 default bootloader on x86 platforms upto debianlenny. Debian releases debian lenny release information debian lenny installation. Using other tools has issues too below but regardless, they reformat the partitions, so i end up running the debian squeeze installer again. Or is there some workaround to get grub 2 to work with raid. How to set up software raid1 on a running lvm system incl. Im not aware of support in grub to declare two disks as being in a raid 1 array so that grub install would automatically write to both. For software raid 0, i would think that if the size of grub which is written normally in the mbr is not bigger than the raid 0 stripe size, then it should not be any problem and grub could be written on the first physical drive seen by bios. Debian user forums view topic installing fresh debian 5.
New server, sata disks, the hardware raid controller is not really supported. I get through the initial setup of the, hostname, fully quilified domain name, root password, new userpassword setup, and i get. The installation went on, but on reboot, i get a grub shell and i am stuck. The setup went fine, but i could not boot from grub. Setting up raid on an existing debianubuntu installation. As i mentioned earlier, the software raid configuration can be quite troublesome and time consuming, but at least it is reliable and save a lot of cost when buying a hardware. Make sure that your grub configuration doesnt hardcode disks like hd0, but instead searches for the boot and root filesystems uuids. Grub configuration debian lenny page 2 build and develop apps with azure. The problem is at the end of the installation, it tries to install grub. I understand that grub legacy dont support ext4 while grub 2 dont support software raid. So, is it possible to have grub2efi work on lvm over raid1. Im not aware of support in grub to declare two disks as being in a raid1 array so that grubinstall would automatically write to both. For installation images and documentation about how to install bullseye which is currently testing, see the debianinstaller page to install debian 10. Also, they are switching to debian for the next version.
By default the system is set up for some sports of intel recovery raid. This time around, i will show you how to configure the software raid using debian. So, i cant see how anyone can use the debian installer to setup raid. In this example, we use virtual machine qemu or kvm. Enjoy debian with the raid set up for both boot and data such that even if one disk crashes you will be able to restore your configuration do not forget to give to your new disk partitions identical to the old disk and to copy grub to the boot partition if necessary. This post will explain how to set up a nas server with debian running essential services such as ssh, samba, nfs, cups, rdiffbackup and rtorrent with a web interface. If the installation comes to partition method, use manual. Grub dont support booting on a raid10 software raid. Sep 27, 2009 changed bug title to grub pc misdetects md raid layout and fails to initialize from grub pc. Grub works with software raid1, so long as grub is installed on each disk. Rescue mode should be used with great care when software raid arrays were in use on the. For installation images and documentation about how to install bullseye which is currently testing, see the debian installer page to install debian 10.
This guide explains how to set up software raid1 on an already running lvm system debian lenny. Grub configuration debian lenny page 3 bring your team together with slack, the collaboration hub for work. While our chosen distributions ubuntu and debian include recent zabbix releases, i opted to install the latest stable release by hand directly from zabbix as some of the most recent functionality and performance improvements were of interest to me. I encountered one more problem that seems to be a bug in grub and is described here. Get a debian installation cd for the same architecture i.
Mar 22, 2007 our team at linuxforce recently put together a debian server with lvm on a software raid5 volume. I get through the initial setup of the, hostname, fully quilified domain name, root password, new userpassword setup, and i get to the partioning and software raid configuration. Alexander kojevnikov blog diy nas with debian lenny. The debian squeeze installer allows for raid setup, but then tries to install grub2 to devsda instead of devmd0.
I am attempting to install debian using the software raid raid 1. Changed bug title to grubpc misdetects md raid layout and fails to initialize from grubpc. After grub software raid installation, machine fails to boot with first drive removed or blanked. This has been possible through complex installation procedures in the past, but today the debian etch installer is capable of handling such an installation if you follow the proper steps, which i outline in this article. The grub bootloader will be configured in such a way that the system will still be able to boot if one of the hard drives fails no matter which one. Debian user forums view topic solved cannot make grub2. Boot the install cd and select rescue mode under advanced options. Install debian etch on a software raid 1 with sata disks. Given that linux software raid1 places a standard copy of a linux partition on each raid device, you can simply configure grub against the linux partition and, at a grub level, ignore. I parted the 65gb for debian, had a very similar setup almost identical as shown in that youtube video. This guide explains how to set up software raid1 on an already running debian squeeze system.
There are four main partitions prior to the debian installation. Today i will share some thought on software raid under linux with you. Oct 26, 2017 ive followed this tutorial but used a knoppix 5. Installing grub2 on mdadm software raid in debian wheezyjessie.
Another way to create a raid array is to not have a root filesystem on the system at all, but to boot from a usb device, or even netboot. A guide to migrating to raid1 on a working debian sarge installation which was installed on a single drive. Using other tools has issues too below but regardless, they reformat the partitions, so i. Jan 14, 2010 software raid on debian linux 14 january 2010 on hardware, filesystem, mdadm, monitoring, raid, linux. Installing fresh debian 5 lenny on raid 1 by robbo007.
How to set up software raid1 on a running system debian. It works fine and a raid device can even be used as the root file system. Actual screen shot from terminal of steps taken during rebuild on 10june2010 on debian lenny linux 1 check the partitions layout on the current hard disk srv1. So we decided to use a software raid 1 for the two disks. We configured zabbix to work with our mysql database but it should work with postgres or. Openslug is capable of raid support but nobody has tried it yet steinar adds. Migrating to a mirrored raid using grub, grub and raid minihowto. Migration to amd64 debian lenny using software raid1. It seems that grub cannot read linux software raid devices which it needs to do to start the boot process. Feb 03, 2016 by default the system is set up for some sports of intel recovery raid. I understand that grublegacy dont support ext4 while grub2 dont support software raid.
Sometimes you need to store data relative save and high available. Im trying to setup and install ubuntu on a raid 1 setup. Debian user forums view topic installing fresh debian. If you create a new raid device debian will not notice it on boot unless you also update the file etcmdadmnf. My guess is that it all depends on the type of raid. Oct 04, 20 by milosz galazka on october 4, 20 and tagged with debian, system installation, system management, software raid recently i needed to setup software raid1 during debian installation process. Hi people,i am trying to install debian lenny betta2 on a system that has the built in promise chip for raid 0 but when i finished the install and then i reboot,i get grub loading, the unix and linux forums. Some time ago i decided to try 64bit version of debian.
Installing grub2 on mdadm software raid in debian wheezy. How do i install grub on a raid system installation. Home how to set up software raid1 on a running system incl. Nov 30, 2006 new server, sata disks, the hardware raid controller is not really supported.
This doesnt sound like a highend or traffic server to me, so the performance penalty probably wont be that hard. This guide explains how to set up software raid1 on an already running debian lenny system. The grub2 bootloader will be configured in such a way that the system will still be able to boot if one of the hard drives fails no matter which one. This guide explains how to set up software raid1 on an already running debian etch system. Our team at linuxforce recently put together a debian server with lvm on a software raid5 volume. Nov 19, 2010 this time around, i will show you how to configure the software raid using debian. This page contains some screenshots to demonstrate it, and applies to debian 5.
Hot swapping scsi drives is not directly related to software raid, but it. Software raid on debian linux 14 january 2010 on hardware, filesystem, mdadm, monitoring, raid, linux. Migrating to raid1 mirror on sarge debian administration. Migrating from i386 debian etch to amd64 lenny using existing software raid1 configuration last update.
Grub is the grand unified bootloader, a very powerful newish bootloader that can be used to boot most operating system on the intel platforms. How to set up software raid1 on a running system incl. Sep 26, 2017 how to install and configure debian 9. Debian provides both grub v1 and v2 more on debian bootloader. As it turned out, this process was simpler then i initially expected. This also can be applied to ubuntu system as their are based on debian platform anyway.
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