This is an SME Server patch, pushed upstream for consideration. We always install on RAID1, even with a single disk. This allows a smooth transition to a mirrored configuration at a later stage. The attached patch makes this a valid configuration and starts the RAID device in degraded mode.
Created attachment 127965 [details] Allow degraded RAID1 installs
We intentionally do not support degraded installs because they give a false sense of redundancy to a user who is unaware that what they're doing is creating a degraded array.
(In reply to comment #2) > We intentionally do not support degraded installs because they give a false > sense of redundancy to a user who is unaware that what they're doing is creating > a degraded array. Understood. Thanks.
it sounds like the purported problem is a user education one. good documentation and perhaps some UI work is the solution. this would be quite a useful feature.
*** Bug 825867 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
*** Bug 825866 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
hi jeremy. care to comment on my comment 4 above? tia