The /home is on a raid1 and there is another 20 GB partition as the new /
for 11.0. Starting the setup, I get from the partitioner the right
information, but it show a RAID0 system without my 2 partition (sda4) for
md0. I would like to use my /home in both installations, but I’m not able
to change the RAID level.
How can I change this level without formatting /home or how could I tell
YAST the right RAID level?
What does the 11.0 installer see regarding /dev/sda4 and /dev/sdb2. If both have type Linux RAID (hex FD I think), then what you have to do is use the Raid button to create an array containing those two partitions and assigned to /home with the right FS type, but do not format it.
PS: I don’t guarantee it, I’ve never tried to mix two distros using the same RAID, this just seems like the logical path, so backup /home first.
> What does the 11.0 installer see regarding /dev/sda4 and /dev/sdb2.
/dev/sdb2 is seen as member of md0 RAID, but md0 is set to RAID0. sda4 is
shown but without RAID.
> If
> both have type Linux RAID (hex FD I think), then what you have to do is
> use the Raid button to create an array containing those two partitions
> and assigned to /home with the right FS type, but do not format it.
They are both of type Linux RAID, but if I remove the md0 and try to create
it new the new md? partition is marked for formating, that the point when I
stop for protecting my 10.3 /home.
>
> PS: I don’t guarantee it, I’ve never tried to mix two distros using the
> same RAID, this just seems like the logical path, so backup /home first.
Yes it’s already done but still I do not like the idea that I could not
install in parallel. Normally, without RAID I always switch between two /
partitions and keep one /home and it works perfect. I never update a
version I use the new installation path and have only to worry about old
stuff in my home directories.
it’s already done but still I do not like the idea that I could not