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| ===== Creating the initial 3 drive array ===== | ===== Creating the initial 3 drive array ===== | ||
| - | First, create empty partitions to all drives: | + | Created |
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| - | n # Create a new partition | + | |
| - | p # Primary | + | |
| - | 1 # First partition | + | |
| - | [enter] # Starting point to first sector (default) | + | |
| - | [enter] # Ending point to last sector (default) | + | |
| - | t # Change partition type | + | |
| - | fd # Type: Linux raid autodetect | + | |
| - | w # Write changes to disc</ | + | |
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| - | When empty RAID partitions have been created to all three discs, I created | + | |
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| Now the RAID array is ready to use, and mounted automatically to /raid directory after every boot. | Now the RAID array is ready to use, and mounted automatically to /raid directory after every boot. | ||
| + | ====== Debian need: ====== | ||
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| + | update-initramfs -u | ||
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| ===== Adding a new drive to the array ===== | ===== Adding a new drive to the array ===== | ||
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| Let's imagine that now you have a new drive, /dev/sde, which you want to add to the previously created array without losing any data. | Let's imagine that now you have a new drive, /dev/sde, which you want to add to the previously created array without losing any data. | ||
| - | First the new drive needs to be partitioned as all the other drives: | + | Add to the RAID array: |
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| - | < | + | |
| - | n # Create a new partition | + | |
| - | p # Primary | + | |
| - | 1 # First partition | + | |
| - | [enter] # Starting point to first sector (default) | + | |
| - | [enter] # Ending point to last sector (default) | + | |
| - | t # Change partition type | + | |
| - | fd # Type: Linux raid autodetect | + | |
| - | w # Write changes to disc</ | + | |
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| - | Then it needs to be added to the RAID array: | + | |
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