A RAID question, is this config ok?

Crimson Rider

Hey guys, just some simple RAID questions here, if anyone would like to comment.

I have a system with 6 SATA disks, with this system I want to muck around with RAID-5 a bit. I was thinking of making an array with 5 disks and 1 spare disk. This is the config file I've come up with

colo · Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2005 10:05 am Post subject:

Your posting suggests you're using raidtools, which are quasi depreacted. You might want to try mdadm, an all-in-onde md-config tool without the need of a config-file.

Apart from this little issue, there's nothing to be re-adjusted here, I'd say

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Crimson Rider · Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2005 10:06 am Post subject:

Some additional questions.

Should I use /dev/hde1 or is it better to use /dev/hde without a partition on the disk, ie use it raw?
I have build the array, and make a partition on it, /dev/md0p1, but nowhere is this partition found, what do I need to do to use the partition?

Thanx
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Crimson Rider · Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2005 10:15 am Post subject:

Thank you for the answer.

Why would I want to use mdadm? I've emerged it, and as far as I can tell, there isn't a central place where I can look up my config once I've made it.
Are there any other advantages? Or is there a reason I would not want to use a config file?

thanx
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colo · Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2005 2:25 pm Post subject:

I prefer RAID-levels defineable on a per-partition basis, rather than per-disk. Besides, GRUB can't boot off a raid5-volume, i suppose.

mdadm is the swiss army knife for your RAID-stuff - it's one tool to bind them all, if you get me

It's also great if you happen to have to recover your array from a place or system where your /etc/raidconf is not available. Plus, it's more actively developed.
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