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Old 11-14-2010, 01:26 AM   #1
mohdsuboor23
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my root partition disk got failed can i replace it??


Hi everyone.Actually im using fedora 13 64 bit.the guy who left the company has configured raid.but when i open the OS its showing the error called /dev/sda3 disk failure is imminent.so i have findout that is our root partition.so could any one telme if i replace the sda3 harddisk with new one.will my raid configuration will be there or i have to do it from beginning.One more thing could anyone please telme what if one disk get failed so how can i up my running os.
currently im using hda,hdb,hdc,hdd,hde,hdf.my hda3 is showing disk failure.so please telme wht should i do.i think he has configure raid5.
Any help greatly appreciated.
 
Old 11-14-2010, 01:42 AM   #2
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Make sure you understand the setup:
http://www.gagme.com/greg/linux/raid-lvm.php
... has a section on handling failed disks.

Is it really RAID5?
Is it software, hardware or on-board "fake" RAID?
 
  


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