Hi All, I am currently installing a new server and am using Linux software raid to merge 6 * 1.5TB drives in a RAID5 configuration.
Creating the RAID5 takes over 20 hours (according to " cat /proc/mdstat ") Is there a way that will speed this up? The drives are new, but contain random data left over from some speed and reliability tests I did. I don't care about keeping the current 'data', as long as when the array is reliable later. Can I use the " --assume-clean " option with mdadm and then expect it to keep working, even through reboots? Or is this a really bad idea? Many thanks, Joost Roeleveld
