I've been using a software created RAID in Ubuntu for a couple of years now, and I am very happy with it. The system has gone through many iterations of system updates (and even a complete OS reinstall) and it keeps working fine.
Recently, I was not happy with the way I had partitioned the array and I wanted to re-arrange it, so I thought it would be a nice idea to document the process I went through. At the same I took the opportunity to also document the initial array creation (in case I'll have to redo it again)
RAID Setup
CAUTION: Do not play recklessly with your disk partitions. You can very easily mistype something, or run a command with the wrong parameters and lose your data. Instead of blindingly follow what I propose here create a safe sandbox environment to familiarize yourself with the RAID setup.
Continue reading about setting up and administering a RAID/LVM2 combination. Happy reading...
Recently, I was not happy with the way I had partitioned the array and I wanted to re-arrange it, so I thought it would be a nice idea to document the process I went through. At the same I took the opportunity to also document the initial array creation (in case I'll have to redo it again)
RAID Setup
CAUTION: Do not play recklessly with your disk partitions. You can very easily mistype something, or run a command with the wrong parameters and lose your data. Instead of blindingly follow what I propose here create a safe sandbox environment to familiarize yourself with the RAID setup.
Continue reading about setting up and administering a RAID/LVM2 combination. Happy reading...
