WD200 200gig HD for Dell Server

[Adil Kodian]

by backup if you mean hw raid - then yeah - you have to set stuff up prior
to boot using bios.
software raid, or even manual rsync like backup mechanisms dont need much
change. If your drive is recognized by bios then youre pretty much
guaranteed that it will work with linux.

If its a PATA drive then it will simply appear as /dev/hda,b,c,d as the case
may be. you can then login as root, use fdisk to create partitions, use mkfs
to create a file system, use mount to mount it and then you can add the
entry to fstab for auto-mount. SATA or SCSI drives will simply be
/dev/sda,b,c,d. SCSI drives may require you to do more- but i guess youre
not looking at SCSI because you mentioned that it is a 200G hard drive.

  -----Original Message-----
  From: owner-tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4 at public.gmane.org [mailto:owner-tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4 at public.gmane.org]On Behalf Of James
Mendez
  Sent: Friday, February 04, 2005 5:35 PM
  To: tlug-lxSQFCZeNF4 at public.gmane.org
  Subject: [TLUG]: WD200 200gig HD for Dell Server


  Hello there

  I am looking for advise to install this drive as a backup unit to a Dell
Poweredge 1600SC server.
  The server runs on Redhat linux 9.
  I am looking for help on the following:
  The drive is brand new in a sealed case.
  When I attach the drive, Do I have to set up the configuration setup
before Linux runs
  Will I have to Mount the drive and format it

  thanks
  James
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