Licnesing Issue with version 2.8
I have a question in regards to how Mikrotik lock the OS down to a particluar harddisk. Does the OS lock down to the serial number of the disk or by some other method. If so then if I install a Raid controller and configure a Raid 1 array for redundancy will I have problems. The main issue I can see is if the serial number of the drive is used and I have to replace a drive in the mirror pair will the OS keep running even tho the new drive will have a diff serial number.
There are more than one things that are taken in mind when the software binds the license to the drive. but most likely this won't work, because RAID [that requires drivers] is not supported.
Last edited by normis on Tue Jul 13, 2004 3:05 pm, edited 1 time in total.
well there is VRRP :
http://www.mikrotik.com/docs/ros/2.8/ip/vrrp.main.4
also recommended is the use of Flashdisks and Compact Flashes which are known to be resistent to shock and harsh conditions. Although they have a limited number of writes, they last for a few years before that number runs out.
http://www.mikrotik.com/docs/ros/2.8/ip/vrrp.main.4
also recommended is the use of Flashdisks and Compact Flashes which are known to be resistent to shock and harsh conditions. Although they have a limited number of writes, they last for a few years before that number runs out.
hello,
first of all, compact flash cards are the most reliable what we have right now, and honestly said, I don't believe in their 'fading'.
But what about hardware raid? If you can't buy / use CF (?why?), you can use your spare PCI EIDE RAID controller - OS is not able to see two harddisks in Raid1, it sees only one of them, something like virtual. Depending on features and versatility of that controller, you have to switch the machine off, change failed drive (btw, how will you know it failed? controller is not able to send you email or something), rebuild the array and start up routerOS. Or - if it is very expensive RAID EIDE, you will be able to change HDD on-the-fly without switching off...
This way it has to work.
bye, mp3turbo.
first of all, compact flash cards are the most reliable what we have right now, and honestly said, I don't believe in their 'fading'.
But what about hardware raid? If you can't buy / use CF (?why?), you can use your spare PCI EIDE RAID controller - OS is not able to see two harddisks in Raid1, it sees only one of them, something like virtual. Depending on features and versatility of that controller, you have to switch the machine off, change failed drive (btw, how will you know it failed? controller is not able to send you email or something), rebuild the array and start up routerOS. Or - if it is very expensive RAID EIDE, you will be able to change HDD on-the-fly without switching off...
This way it has to work.
bye, mp3turbo.
Which particular controllers are you talking about? The only one I found to be a true hardware ATA RAID is EasyRAID.de (that does not say there are no such things except the EasyRAID, but rather that they are rather rare). Many so called ATA/IDE hardware RAID controllers are not completely hardware, and calling them "hardware" is more or less marketing trick - they need OS drivers to work properly. And if it needs an OS driver, than it is not supported by MT
Last edited by lastguru on Wed Jul 14, 2004 12:53 am, edited 2 times in total.
If you have a true motherboard / hardware RAID it shouldn't change. I have not tested this, but I would like to know for sure. When I create a RAID on my intel 875pbz using intel raid in the bios, anything outside the bios thinks of it as a single drive. Until you tear it down and rebuild it does it change. There is a chance you would lose your license, but shouldnt
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