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