RE: [cobalt-security] IDE RAID1

["malcolm" <malcolm@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

we have Duplidisks in loads of servers, they work perfect and fit in fine
get the PCB (not PCI!) version as its just a flat circuit board, you can
connect any IDE drive you want as long as its bigger than the original

There is no configuring to do once it work - there great

To install on a RaQX assuming your RaQ is running you WILL have to offline
it while you do the install
Step1 Get an IDE Drive and Dupildisk - and a Cobalt mounting bracket if you
want one (we made ours!)
Step2 remove the Current Drive and connect the New and Current drive to the
DD
Step3 connect the I/O connection on the DD to a standard IDE Primary Host
channel on a normal PC
Step4 boot the PC from the DD boot disk
Step5 choose copy master(the raq disk) to slave(the new blank disk) and
leave for a couple of hours
Step6 when complete install the DD original HD and New HD into the RaQ3
Step7 switch on the RaQ - finished

Hope that helps ;)


-----Original Message-----
From: cobalt-security-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:cobalt-security-admin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of David Thacker
Sent: 29 August 2000 18:17
To: cobalt-security@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: [cobalt-security] IDE RAID1


Malcolm,

Do you use the ARCO Duplidisk in your RaQ server, and if so, which RaQ model
and which Duplidisk model?

I have been thinking about stuffing the Duplidisk Direct into my RaQ3, but
wanted to know if anyone else has actually done this first.  I'm pretty sure
there is physical room in there for the second drive and the Duplidisk
controller.

Thanks,

dAvid tHacker

> Re IDE RAID1
> we use Duplidisk which is the only hardware IDE RAID1 i know of
> it writes the bytes to two drives simultaneously
> if one drive fails the other carries on regardless, but a buzzer sounds
> warning you that a drive is down and a light shows whether its primary or
> secondary
> you can then replace the dead drive with any other IDE (they don't even
have
> to be the same spec!)
> and remaster either on the fly or in another pc with a DOS boot diskette
>
> they cost about $250 plus the second drive, but I reckon they the next
best
> thing to StaQware ;)
> Which I think you can still get from http://www.octree.co.uk
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Jeff Lovell <jlovell@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <cobalt-security@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, August 25, 2000 9:45 PM
> Subject: Re: [cobalt-security] No password needed to login as admin bug
>
>
> > Rod Todd wrote:
> > >
> > > Hello, when we telnet or use the browser interface to
> > > our Qube2 if put admin as the login and for password
> > > hit enter (return) we automatically login as Admin;
> > > i.e. we did not enter anything for the admin password.
> > > We tried this from a different machine and it works
> > > from there too, what is going on and how do we fix
> > > this since we have a long password which also works
> > > (if used).  Please help.
> >
> > Sounds like someone has used the password reset button
> > on the front of the RaQ.  You should go to
> > Users->Administrator and set the password.
> >
> > > Also what is the best way to add storage space to a
> > > Qube or Raq for disk mirroring?
> >
> > For a RaQ.. Buy staqware ;)
> >
> > Otherwise if you don't need a standby systems.  You
> > can get a second hard drive and set up software RAID.
> > It can be quite a chore though.
> >
> > Jeff
> >
> > --
> > Jeff Lovell
> > Cobalt Networks, Inc.
> >
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