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Default Internal Disk Configuration for a Newly
Installed System
5-8
Checking the Current State of the Internal Disk Subsystem 5-8
Storage Device Definition
5-9
Setting Up RAID Arrays
5-9
RAID Array Overview
5-9
Creating a RAID-1 Array
5-10
Creating a RAID-0 Array
5-12
Creating and Mounting a File System
5-14
Checking the Current State of RAID
5-14
Removing and Replacing Disks
5-15
Disk Insertion
5-16
Administering RAID Arrays
5-16
To Stop a RAID Array and Move It to Another System
5-16
Errors and Faulty Mirrors
5-17
Removing a Faulty Mirror
5-17
Resynchronization
5-18
Replacing a Failed Disk
5-19
Configuring Safe Mode
5-20
Manually Creating Partitions on Blank Disks and Adding
to RAID-1 Arrays
5-20
Replacing Defective Disks Interactively
5-21
Replacing Defective Disks Manually
5-21
The
duplex_blank_disk
Command
5-25
System Backup and Disaster Recovery
5-26
Ethernet Devices
5-26
Physical Device Naming
5-26
Monitoring and Configuring Channel-Bonding Interfaces
5-28
Monitoring Channel-Bonding Interfaces
5-28
Configuring Channel-Bonding Interfaces
5-29
Determining Interface Device Names
5-30
MAC Addresses
5-31
Other System Configuration Information
5-31
Disabling Hyperthreading
5-32
Configuring the System Video Display
5-33
Managing the System Clock
5-33
Additional Documentation and Resources
5-34
6. Managing Data Storage Devices
6-1
CD-ROM Drives
6-1
USB Storage Devices
6-1
USB Floppy Drives
6-4
USB Solid-State Devices
6-4
Additional Resources
6-5