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From: David Greaves <david@dgreaves.com>
Subject: Re: SWAP file on a RAID-10 array possible?
Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2007 11:10:09 +0100
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Tomas France wrote:
> Hi everyone,
> 
> I apologize for asking such a fundamental question on the Linux-RAID 
> list but the answers I found elsewhere have been contradicting one another.
> 
> So, is it possible to have a swap file on a RAID-10 array?
yes.

mkswap /dev/md<X>
swapon /dev/md<X>

Should you use RAID-10 for swap? That's philosophy :)

David