dd software raid

Why would you ever use dd in this situation? You should create the (I assum...

Why would you ever use dd in this situation? You should create the (I assume) RAID1 volume with the disk whose contents you want to keep.

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Your dd-based (block level) copy will include all the free space on the dis...

Your dd-based (block level) copy will include all the free space on the disk, won't take advantage of larger disks down the road, and won't fit.

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Simple question: Can I: dd if=/dev/md0 of=/backup/dwn.220.v.ua Assuming /ba...

Simple question: Can I: dd if=/dev/md0 of=/backup/dwn.220.v.ua Assuming /backup is not part of the software raid. and than dd.

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Say you picked /dev/hdc3. dd if=/dev/hdc3 of=/dev/hda3; mkraid dwn.220.v.ua...

Say you picked /dev/hdc3. dd if=/dev/hdc3 of=/dev/hda3; mkraid dwn.220.v.ua -f Thus, when you try to reactivate RAID, the software will notice the problem, and.

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Hi all, right now I have two software RAID arrays using 3 old IBM My only r...

Hi all, right now I have two software RAID arrays using 3 old IBM My only reservations on this is that 'dd' is going to copy blank space not.

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Linux-raid kernel list community-managed reference for Linux software RAID ...

Linux-raid kernel list community-managed reference for Linux software RAID as be quite as effective as "dd if=/dev/random of=/dev/sda", but it's pretty close.

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The software RAID in Linux is well tested, but even with well tested softwa...

The software RAID in Linux is well tested, but even with well tested software, RAID can . Re-test that you can now read all sectors from /dev/new using 'dd', and.

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data, as long as you don't move the beginning of the partition). Addit...

data, as long as you don't move the beginning of the partition). Additional note: adding an option bs=k to dd makes it all go a lot faster.

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In short, when you decide to use mdraid (or any other RAID), you give with ...

In short, when you decide to use mdraid (or any other RAID), you give with dd configure the sync speed via /sys/block/md0/md/sync_speed_*.

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mdadm is the tool used to manage Software RAID in Linux. zypper:~ # mount /...

mdadm is the tool used to manage Software RAID in Linux. zypper:~ # mount /dev/slowhd/orgvolume /mnt/ zypper:~ # dd if=/dev/urandom.

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Microway workstations and servers are most commonly outfitted with software...

Microway workstations and servers are most commonly outfitted with software RAID to prevent a single drive failure from destroying your.

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So I've got a "Master" fileserver that I've put Softwar...

So I've got a "Master" fileserver that I've put Software RAID-1 on. Should I simply use SelfImage or DD and go from the Master Drive-2 to both.

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Improve software RAID speeds on Linux MB/s luca@thor:~$ dd if=/dev/zero of=...

Improve software RAID speeds on Linux MB/s luca@thor:~$ dd if=/dev/zero of=/multimedia/write_test_with__cache # Write speed.

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They are basically raid 0 (striped). One > is dying. > > I wonder ...

They are basically raid 0 (striped). One > is dying. > > I wonder if could duplicate the partitions to a new drive using dd. I need > to copy the lvm.

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Well "mdadm --assemble" would have been a better choice before ru...

Well "mdadm --assemble" would have been a better choice before running "mdadm --create". Running --create should be your last resort.

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