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Managing RAID on Linux Fast, Scalable, Reliable Data Storage

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ISBN-10: 1565927303

ISBN-13: 9781565927308

Edition: 2002

Authors: Derek Vadala

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Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) technology is becoming a standard feature of computer systems that support mission-critical services like file sharing, mail exchange, or Web servers. RAID offers two benefits to these essential systems: improved I/O performance and fail-safe data storage. Although bandwidth problems on networks are well documented, the internal data transfer bottleneck that exists at the hardware level in each system can also leave you with perplexing performance issues. RAID is a cost-effective and easy-to-manage way to alleviate this bandwidth problem by distributing the I/O load seamlessly across multiple disks and controllers. RAID also provides…    
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Book details

List price: $39.95
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: O'Reilly Media, Incorporated
Publication date: 1/7/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 260
Size: 7.17" wide x 9.09" long x 0.57" tall
Weight: 1.034
Language: English

lives in New York City. He works for azurance.com, an open source and security consulting firm that he co-founded. He has been published in SysAdmin Magazine, Linux Journal, The Perl Journal, and The Journal of Linux Technology.

Preface
Introduction
RAID Terminology
The RAID Levels: An Overview
RAID on Linux
Hardware Versus Software
Planning and Architecture
Hardware or Software?
The RAID Levels: In Depth
RAID Case Studies: What Should I Choose?
Disk Failures
Hardware Considerations
Making Sense of It All
Getting Started: Building a Software RAID
Kernel Configuration
Working with Software RAID
Creating an Array
The Next Step
Software RAID Reference
Kernel Options
md Block Special Files
/proc and Software RAID
raidtools
mdadm
Hardware RAID
Choosing a RAID Controller
Preparing Controllers and Disks
General Configuration Issues
Mylex
Adaptec
Promise Technology
3ware Escalade ATA RAID Controller
LSI Logic (MegaRAID)
Filesystems
Basic Filesystem Concepts
The Linux Virtual Filesystem (VFS)
ext2
ext3 Extensions for the ext2 Filesystem
ReiserFS
IBM JFS
SGI XFS
Performance, Tuning, and Maintenance
Monitoring RAID Devices
Managing Disk Failures
Configuring Hard Disk Parameters
Performance Testing
Booting with Software RAID
Additional Resources
Hardware RAID Controller Vendors
Index