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How to identify RAID (5 or 6) controllers that allow dynamic resize of the array
I’m building a server with a RAID5 array, based on a hardware controller. I want to be able to later add additional disks and have the array rebalance across all of the disks, enlarging the usable...
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Which RAID format is best for data privacy during RMA?
So there are several RAID configurations to chose from, and I was wondering, eventually I expect some 25-45% of my drives may need to get swapped for a warranty repair. I know that there is no hope of...
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RAID 6 to RAID 1 with mdadm
My home network is changing and I am moving my file storage solution away from my Ubuntu server and onto a Drobo FS. I currently have 6 500GB hard drives in a RAID 6 array providing 2TB of capacity....
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RAID Virtual Disk Configuration / Partitioning in Operating System?
I have 6 x 1TB SAS for my new server. I want to create 3 partitions: one for OS, one for Virtual Machines, one for share data. There are 2 options for me: Option A: Create 3 Virtual Disks in RAID...
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Which is better: RAID5 + 1 Hotspare / RAID6?
Just curious, I have 6 x 1TB 7200RPM Near Line SAS for my new server. I can either configure it as RAID5+1 Hot Spare or RAID6. What should I choose? You have disadvantages and advantages with each...
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Remove second RAID6 drive during resync from first failure?
I have a RAID6 comprised of five 1TB drives in good working order. I’d like to redistribute the array differently in my system (change the drive distribution over controller cards). I pulled the first...
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Convert linux software raid from raid5 to raid6
I currently have a file server with 3 1.5TB disks in a RAID5 array. Since it’s pretty much full, I got three additional disks (also 1.5TB each). Now I’d like to switch to RAID6 since 6TB space is...
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Linux mdadm software RAID 6 – does it support bit corruption recovery?
Wikipedia says “RAID 2 is the only standard RAID level, other than some implementations of RAID 6, which can automatically recover accurate data from single-bit corruption in data.” Does anyone know...
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3Ware 9650SE RAID-6, two degraded drives, one ECC, rebuild stuck
This morning I came in the office to discover that two of the drives on a RAID-6, 3ware 9650SE controller were marked as degraded and it was rebuilding the array. After getting to about 4%, it got ECC...
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Which RAID/LVM configuration for new 2x8TB file server is safest?
I just built a totally new PC to be a fileserver. It has one 60gb SSD for OS (ubuntu 12.04), and 8 2tb data drives in it. I am looking for the safest, most stable way to set up a single giant storage...
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