Soft Raid Setup in Linux

Mindwatering Incorporated

Author: Tripp W Black

Created: 11/12/2007 at 12:13 AM

 

Category:
Linux
Installation

Instructions for Mirror Raid Setup (aka Level 1)

Set up the /etc/raidtab file similar to this:
raiddev /dev/md0
raid-level 1
nr-raid-disks 2
nr-spare-disks 0
persistent-superblock 1
device /dev/sdb6
raid-disk 0
device /dev/sdc5
raid-disk 1


Issue command to begin mirror initialization:
mkraid /dev/md0

Check progress with:
/proc/mdstat

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