Comments on: How to remove Linux software RAID1 (md raid) on-the-fly so that VMWare Converter works http://www.css-networks.com/2009/10/how-to-remove-linux-software-raid1-md-raid-on-the-fly-so-that-vmware-converter-works.html Carl's blog about stuff Sat, 10 Jul 2010 18:06:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Fredrik Linnander http://www.css-networks.com/2009/10/how-to-remove-linux-software-raid1-md-raid-on-the-fly-so-that-vmware-converter-works.html/comment-page-1#comment-825 Fredrik Linnander Tue, 29 Dec 2009 22:37:45 +0000 http://www.css-networks.com/?p=413#comment-825 Worked for me! Insted of removing a physical harddrive I removed the bootflag from one drive using fdisk. /F Worked for me!

Insted of removing a physical harddrive I removed the bootflag from one drive using fdisk.

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]]> By: Carl Farrington http://www.css-networks.com/2009/10/how-to-remove-linux-software-raid1-md-raid-on-the-fly-so-that-vmware-converter-works.html/comment-page-1#comment-813 Carl Farrington Wed, 02 Dec 2009 13:27:11 +0000 http://www.css-networks.com/?p=413#comment-813 Awesome. Thanks for the tip re: fstab, I was writing from memory and must've done the same but forgotten about it. cheers, Carl Awesome. Thanks for the tip re: fstab, I was writing from memory and must’ve done the same but forgotten about it.
cheers,
Carl

]]> By: Michael Morel http://www.css-networks.com/2009/10/how-to-remove-linux-software-raid1-md-raid-on-the-fly-so-that-vmware-converter-works.html/comment-page-1#comment-810 Michael Morel Mon, 16 Nov 2009 21:01:19 +0000 http://www.css-networks.com/?p=413#comment-810 Great litle info, but we also had to edit the fstab to change the information there for the root filesystem and the other filesystems so that they did not reference /dev/mdX. FYI: The fdisk and changing of the partition types WAS necessary. After that the server booted up fine and we were also able to use the Vmware Converter without issue. Great litle info, but we also had to edit the fstab to change the information there for the root filesystem and the other filesystems so that they did not reference /dev/mdX.

FYI: The fdisk and changing of the partition types WAS necessary.

After that the server booted up fine and we were also able to use the Vmware Converter without issue.

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