Tom Livingston wrote:
> Linux software raid is partition based, so you don't have to lose that
> space. When you sub in the 9gig for the 4gig, just make one partition the
> same size as all the other disks, and another partition that will hold the
> ~5gigs. Of course, this 5gigs isn't included i
> I am planning on building a small SCSI RAID array (using software RAID)
> for my home Linux server. Suppose I have 4 of the same drive (perhaps
> 4GB drives). What happens in a year or two when one of the drives fails
> and I am unable to find a matching replacement?
Linux software raid is pa
I am planning on building a small SCSI RAID array (using software RAID)
for my home Linux server. Suppose I have 4 of the same drive (perhaps
4GB drives). What happens in a year or two when one of the drives fails
and I am unable to find a matching replacement? Sure, I could sub in a
9GB drive