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On Wed, Oct 16, 2013 at 08:10:40PM +0200, Nicolas Sebrecht wrote: |
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> On Tue, Oct 15, 2013 at 10:42:18PM +0100, Mick wrote: |
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> > mdadm --create --auto=mdp --verbose /dev/md_d0 --level=mirror --raid-devices=2 |
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> > /dev/sda /dev/sdb |
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> > which is thereafter partitioned with fdisk. This is the one I have used in |
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> > the past. |
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> > Which one is preferable, or what are the pros & cons of each? |
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> For a basic RAID1, the best is to keep it as simple as possible. So |
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> mirroring while disk looks better. It will also keep MBR/GPT synced. |
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s/while/the whole/ |
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> I tend to make manual partitions that I mirror but this is because I |
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> usually require to do more complex setups (e.g. mixing mirror types), or |
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> because I need to have the setup more flexible. |
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Nicolas Sebrecht |
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