Re: Split RAID: Proposal for archival RAID using incremental batch checksum

[Roman Mamedov <rm@romanrm.net>]

On Wed, 29 Oct 2014 12:45:34 +0530
Anshuman Aggarwal <anshuman.aggarwal@gmail.com> wrote:

> I'm outlining below a proposal for a RAID device mapper virtual block
> device for the kernel which adds "split raid" functionality on an
> incremental batch basis for a home media server/archived content which
> is rarely accessed.

> Existing solutions considered:

Some of the already-available "home media server" setup schemes you did not
mention:

http://linuxconfig.org/prouhd-raid-for-the-end-user
a smart way of managing MD RAID given multiple devices of various sizes;

http://louwrentius.com/building-a-raid-6-array-of-mixed-drives.html
what to do with a set of mixed-size drives, in simpler terms;

https://romanrm.net/mhddfs
File-level "concatenation" of disks, with smart distribution of new files;

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With respect,
Roman