ViciBox 3.x and Linux Software Raid

[bryan.kewl]

I have tried installing vicibox 3.x multiple times on Linux Software Raid "MD" and after the partitioning, it enables boot from MBR, and when I disable the boot from MBR and enable the boot from /boot which is a 500MB partition on Linux Soft Raid-1 the system displays an error that it can't boot from a partition on a RAID-1.

Our local sys-admin team uses full system backup+restore option by creating tar containing all the hard disk (excluding /proc, /sys & /dev). The same backup can be used to create multiple servers e.g. multiple dialers. This approach copies each and every file but not the boot record (MBR). We also used this approach by initially installing the OS on single hard drive and copying everything onto the Soft RAID-1 and the system didn't boot. As mentioned by Kumba in the post Re: ViciBox v.4.0 to head in a different direction that its possible, so can someone please guide me it the appropriate direction.

[Kumba]

Never tried not booting from MBR. Sounds like the issue is in your BIOS or how the MBR is written. There has to be something there in the MBR.

As far as creating a RAID1, you create two partitions on each drive with the filesystem ID of "FD" for Linux Raid Autodetect. You do not mount or format the file system. You can create the layout on one drive, then use the expert options to clone the layout to the other drive as well.

Once the partitions are created, you go to the "RAID" section, select Add RAID, put in the RAID type, and select the partitions that you want to use. It will ask for the filesystem format to use and mount point in a couple of follow-up screens. Make sure you configure swap as a RAID1 as well or the system will still crash when a drive fails.