From: keld@keldix.com
To: Wols Lists <antlists@youngman.org.uk>
Cc: linux-raid <linux-raid@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Linux raid wiki - setting up a system - advice wanted :-)
Date: Mon, 26 Sep 2016 11:30:49 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20160926093049.GA1029@www5.open-std.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <57E83EA8.9060809@youngman.org.uk>
On Sun, Sep 25, 2016 at 10:16:24PM +0100, Wols Lists wrote:
> This is a great way for learning lots about raid :-)
>
> I'm planning a section on setting up a new system, and I need to know
> what will happen if you give entire drives to mdadm.
>
> Does it leave the first 2 megs empty? Basically, what I'm asking is if I do
>
> mdadm --create /dev/md/bigarray -add /dev/sda /dev/sdb /dev/sdc
>
> (note I am passing the entire drive, not the first partition) and then I
> install grub on those drives, will I trash the array?
There is already a section in the wiki:
https://raid.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/Preventing_against_a_failing_disk
Which should be updated for 2TB+ disks.
best regards
Keld
prev parent reply other threads:[~2016-09-26 9:30 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2016-09-25 21:16 Linux raid wiki - setting up a system - advice wanted :-) Wols Lists
2016-09-26 0:59 ` Francisco Parada
2016-09-26 8:17 ` keld
2016-09-26 2:16 ` Andreas Klauer
2016-09-26 3:40 ` Adam Goryachev
2016-09-26 6:50 ` Wols Lists
2016-09-26 14:13 ` Phil Turmel
2016-09-26 15:48 ` Wols Lists
2016-09-26 9:30 ` keld [this message]
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