Questions tagged [software-raid]
Questions which refer to software RAID implementations.
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How can I deal with a full striped volume?
I created a striped logical volume in Windows 7 x86 that is across 3 x 2TB drives. It's almost completely full, and I smacked my forehead when I realized today that you apparently cannot add drives to ...
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Can I configure a partition of a drive to use RAID0 and still use the left over partition for storage?
I want to set up a RAID0 configuration. I only have a 80 GB drive and a 750 GB drive. I was hoping to only RAID 80 GB of the 750 GB drive so that it would match the 80 GB drive. I heard that this may ...
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Software RAID0 with drives of drastically different sizes
Is it at all possible to do a software RAID0 (with Ubuntu Server, installing Crunchbang on it though) with drives of drastically different sizes? One of the drives is 250GB while the other is 60GB.
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What's the difference between RAID 1 software mirroring and Fake RAID?
I've just ordered two new hard drives for my main desktop and a copy of Windows 7 Professional 64-bit. I'd like to do a clean install of Windows 7 onto the new drives (leaving my old Windows XP ...
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Possible to load old software raid array on new system? Ubuntu
I am looking into a more redundant solution to my home server.
I know raid is "not" a backup, but I am looking into a raid 5 solution for these reasons.
I would be very annoyed if I lost my data, ...
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Software RAID on dual boot Windows and Ubuntu
Can I successfully implement a software RAID even when I use both Windows and Ubuntu?
What software tools in both OSes that can help in this regard?
I have 1TB sata on ASUS m4a78T-E and I wish to ...
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P4 vs. I3/i5 *T in power consumption and performance
I am running an Intel P4 prescott with HT on my home server (linux file server on encrypted disks on software-RAID5 and virtualisation host for three further machines). The performance for this ...
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looking for a solution for a Software Raid on my XP computer
Recently, I purchase 2x1TB drives for my XP computer, I want to use RAID 1 for the redundancy, but the motherboard is little old and can't support that. Some articles introduce how to make it happen ...
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combining SSD and hard disk in software RAID1?
Does it make sense to build a Linux software RAID-1 (mirroring) using an SSD and a normal hard disk? I want to combine the advantages of SSD (fast transfer rates, fast access times) with the ...
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Harddrives to NAS
Is it wise to go for same brand/model for all the drives in a NAS, or is it ok to mix?
What about mixing between different raid groups?
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backuppc - will it work with flexraid (or similar)
Will backupcpc work with flexraid?
What I do know is Backuppc must run under linux because of the hard links it uses, which means the file system I believe has to be a certain type other than ntfs/...
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Software RAID performance/limitations in degraded mode
Trying to polish the final fine details of software RAID mission critical home-server solution. I am curious about the server performance in RAID-1 (mirroring) degraded mode (where one of the hard ...
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Software RAID and backup altogether
In this thread I've got most valuable tips regarding the home RAID solution options as well as their pros and cons:
RAID for home use
I've figured out for myself a few important points (the ...
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Hardware RAID - what happens if the motherboard or controller fails?
I want to set up a RAID 5 array in a machine that has an intel motherboard. It has built in raid (sata). My concern is what happens if the motherboard fails?
How can I take those hard drives ...
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Help with my RAID config
I've got a 250GB SATA2 hard drive. Yesterday I boughy myself a pair of 1TB HDDs which I intend to put into a RAID-1.
If I enable the RAID functionality in the BIOS, I can setup the two drives in a ...
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