From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
From: Brad Campbell <brad@wasp.net.au>
Subject: Re: Using a disk image file as a device in a raid set (like a loopback
 device)
Date: Sun, 08 Jan 2006 14:33:31 +0400
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David Greaves wrote:
> 
> mdadm -B /dev/md0 -l linear -n2 /dev/sdc2 /space/sdb2.dd_image
> 
> but of course mdadm correctly complains that /space/sdb2.dd_image isn't
> a block device.
> 
> Does anyone know how I can do this?

use the loopback device
man losetup

Good luck :)
Brad
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