Prepping to install

["William A. Mahaffey III" <wam%hiwaay.net@localhost>]

Howdy, list :-). A (another ?) noob here. I am preparing to install 
NetBSD 6.1.5 on a new server, AMD C32 based, 4256EE CPU, Supermicro 
H8SCM mbd, 6 X 1 TB 2.5" HDD's, to be partitioned/RAIDed (software). 
Firstly, is this the correct list to post what could be a blizzard of 
noob-ish install questions ? If not, where, please ? Either way, I 
downloaded both of the 6.1.5 boot ISO's. The online docs mention 
installing from a CD or floppy, but no mention of a USB stick network 
install, my preference. Is this in fact feasible ? If so, is it 
documented anywhere ? Does the installer provide for possibly complex 
partitioning during install via shell access or something similar ? For 
reference, I am writing this on a FreeBSD 9.3Rp13 box, setup (last 
summer) similarly to what I want to do w/ this NetBSD server. This box 
has 4 X 1 TB 2.5" HDD's, partitioned into /boot, swap, /, /usr, & /home, 
with /usr & /home RAID0-ed. The installer had a point where you could 
pop into a shell & execute shell commands (or script) to complete the 
partitioning w/o any fat-fingering of delicate, tedious, repetitive 
commands. I am planning on /boot, swap, /, /usr, /var, & /home for the 
server (5 slices per drive, with / RAID1-ed from 2 partitions, /usr 
RAID1-ed from the other 4 of that size, /boot RAID1-ed from 6 slices, 1 
per drive, & /home & /var RAID5-ed from 6 slices, 1 per drive). Thanks 
in advance for any & all input.


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	William A. Mahaffey III

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