Talk:Software RAID on Linux

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Updated Notes: 2/18/2017 RAID 1 on Linux Mint

useful RAID reference:

  • How To Create RAID Arrays with mdadm on Ubuntu 16.04

Setting up Raid 1 (mirror) in linux mint (or any distro)

Setting up RAID 1 (Mirroring) using ‘Two Disks’ in Linux – Part 3

Set up RAID 1 with fdisk - 2/18/2017

If you have 2 drives, /dev/sda and /dev/sdb 

fdisk /dev/sda

Create Partitions with fdisk

  • d - delete any existing partitions
  • n - create a new partition 
fdisk /dev/sdb

Create Partitions with fdisk

  • d - delete any existing partitions
  • n - create a new partition


Now use fdisk to convert partitions to a type needed for building the RAID array 

fdisk /dev/sda
  • t - change the partition type to "fd". You can get a list of available types
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