On Wednesday 16 Oct 2013 21:14:38 Nicolas Sebrecht wrote: > On Wed, Oct 16, 2013 at 08:10:40PM +0200, Nicolas Sebrecht wrote: > > On Tue, Oct 15, 2013 at 10:42:18PM +0100, Mick wrote: > > > mdadm --create --auto=mdp --verbose /dev/md_d0 --level=mirror > > > --raid-devices=2 /dev/sda /dev/sdb > > > > > > which is thereafter partitioned with fdisk. This is the one I have > > > used in the past. > > > > > > Which one is preferable, or what are the pros & cons of each? > > > > For a basic RAID1, the best is to keep it as simple as possible. So > > mirroring while disk looks better. It will also keep MBR/GPT synced. > > s/while/the whole/ > > > I tend to make manual partitions that I mirror but this is because I > > usually require to do more complex setups (e.g. mixing mirror types), or > > because I need to have the setup more flexible.
Thank you both, I will go with mirroring the whole disk, before I partition the array. -- Regards, Mick
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