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On Tue, Oct 15, 2013 at 2:34 AM, Mick <michaelkintzios@×××××.com> wrote: |
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> Hi All, |
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> I haven't had to set up a software RAID for years and now. I want to set up |
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> two RAID 1 arrays on a new file server to serve SBM to MSWindows clients. The |
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> first RAID1 having two disks, where a multipartition OS installation will take |
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> place. The second RAID1 having two disks for a single data partition. |
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> From what I recall I used mdadm with --auto=mdp, to create a RAID1 from 2 |
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> disks, before I used fdisk to partition the new /dev/md0 as necessary. All |
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> this is lost in the fog of time. Now I read that these days udev names the |
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> devices/partitions, so I am not sure what the implication of this is and how |
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> to proceed. |
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> What is current practice? Create multiple /dev/mdXs for the OS partitions I |
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> would want and then stick a fs on each one, or create one /dev/md0 which |
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> thereafter is formatted with multiple partitions? Grateful for any pointers |
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> to resolve my confusion. |
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One of the best resources is the kernel RAID wiki: |
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https://raid.wiki.kernel.org/ |
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