Bug 8855 - Can not create Multiple Software Raid Arrays
Summary: Can not create Multiple Software Raid Arrays
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Status: CLOSED CURRENTRELEASE
Alias: None
Product: Red Hat Linux
Classification: Retired
Component: anaconda
Version: 6.2
Hardware: alpha
OS: Linux
medium
medium
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Brock Organ
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TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2000-01-25 17:22 UTC by Richard D. Payne
Modified: 2008-05-01 15:37 UTC (History)
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Last Closed: 2000-07-17 14:08:10 UTC
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Description Richard D. Payne 2000-01-25 17:22:17 UTC
> > I'm having trouble with 6.2 beta and Raid Arrays. If I create 1 array
> > across the three drives it seems to be fine, if I try and make 2 then
the
> > installer hangs just before installing packages. No errors are reported
at
> > the GUI. However a CTRL-ALT-F1 shows:
> >
> > Exception in thread Tread-3:
> > Traceback (innermost last):
> > File "/usr/lib/python1.5/threading.py", line 376, in __bootstrap
> >     self.run()
> > File "/usr/lib/anaconda/iw/progress.py", line 16, in run
> >     rc = self.todo.doInstall()
> > File "/usr/lib/anaconda/todo.py", line 1229, in doInstall
> >     self.fstab.savePartitions ()
> > File "/usr/lib/anaconda/fstab.py", line 126, in SavePartitions
> >     self.ddruid.save()
> > SystemError: Error partitioing drive /tmp/sda: Device or resource busy
> >
> >
> > Now if we don't support multiple RAID arrays accros the same drives
that's
> > fine (I guess), but I think it needs tobe handled a little more
> > gracefully.

Comment 1 Brock Organ 2000-06-13 18:14:05 UTC
does this still occur using 6.2?

Comment 2 Brock Organ 2000-06-20 02:06:28 UTC
my apologies ... I didn't read closely to see that it was indeed a 6.2 problem
... :-(

Comment 3 Brock Organ 2000-07-13 21:38:48 UTC
hmmm  ... using 6.2 w/an adaptec 7899 controller here in our test lab, I am able
to create 2 raid arrays of 3 partitions (each partition within an array is on a
different drive) ... 

what scsi controller/machine hardware are you using ... ?


Comment 4 Richard D. Payne 2000-07-13 22:06:53 UTC
It was an adaptec 2940UW (don't have the card here and I don't remember the
chipset), and
3 Seagate disks. This was on a PC164LX.

FWIW, this was logged against a beta version of 6.2, not the final.

Comment 5 Brock Organ 2000-07-17 14:08:08 UTC
ok, it looks like the probelm was resolved between the 6.2 beta and 6.2 ...
please reopen if you still have any troubles ... thanks for your report!


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