Linux Software RAID, hands on introduction
Saturday, June 2. 2007
I've always wanted to get into Linux software RAID setups, but my laptop only has one harddisk and my other machines are still packed up into boxes from the recent move into the new flat.
So I had the idea of using several flash disks in my cardreader, all appearing as separate SCSI devices within Linux, but that failed due to a faulty SMC card, leaving me with only two working "drives" and that doesn't allow for certain RAID types.
Last resort: Install VMWare, create a bunch of disks and start cracking...
So I had the idea of using several flash disks in my cardreader, all appearing as separate SCSI devices within Linux, but that failed due to a faulty SMC card, leaving me with only two working "drives" and that doesn't allow for certain RAID types.
Last resort: Install VMWare, create a bunch of disks and start cracking...
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