[OpenAFS] OpenAFS and Raid

[David Thompson]

Hello Petros:

This shouldn't be a problem.  We're running an SMP linux server (rh 7.1, 
kernel 2.4.9-something) with both software and hardware RAID.  The only 
problem we have had has been getting the linux SCSI firmware to talk to one of 
the hardware RAID controllers (an Andataco GigaRaid).  I think the problem 
there is probably with the Andataco, not linux or afs.  Except for that, we 
have found afs+linux+raid to be a very good choice.

Dave

Petros Triantafyllidis wrote:
>Hi all,
>  We are planning to install OpenAFS 1.2.2a on a new server running RH
>7.1, kernel 2.4.16smp. After the testing period this machine will be
>the second server of a primary one which runs Solaris 2.6 and Transarc
>AFS 3.6.
>
>The thought is to implement software RAID on the Linux box. The question
>is whether raid-5 can co-live with AFS. What are the possible pitfalls and
>how should it be done in order we obtain the maximum of performance
>(assuming redundancy is a must)?
>
>Thanks a lot in advance,
>Petros
>
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