Category: NZTekonverse -> Storage

Just for future reference I think it is a good idea to write up the steps that are necessary to create a RAID-1 array. This guide is for Linux Mint 17.03 the version of Linux I am running on most of my computers. Refer to the source documents if you wish to create a different…

So the “new” RAID-1 array finished syncing and it was time to start testing it to see if it would work as planned. Unfortunately this did not prove to be the case. Attempting to mount the new array in /etc/fstab failed on a number of occasions because once again the system would stop dead during…

So at the end of the last post the system had not been able to startup because of a problem mounting the RAID array and the LiveUSB could not start the system because the Nouveau drivers had problems. As it happens all that is needed is to change some parameters in the LiveUSB Grub bootloader…

Well I have started on this having left it all week, it is now time to get the main computer set up to make this happen. As noted in my previous posting I am using this guide, although it has a different scenario for relocating /home in mind: https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Partitioning/Home/Moving So making the backups was the…

Well I have made a start on testing the RAID configuration for my main PC. After looking at various scenarios, the one that fits the closest is incorporated into the documentation at this site: https://raid.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/RAID_setup In addition the following was referenced for some of the initial setup steps: https://linuxconfig.org/linux-software-raid-1-setup In order to make a start…

Well finally I have put my main computer onto Mint. The preparation was mainly making the various backups to ensure I don’t lose any data on switching over. As you can imagine it is not always straightforward especially if doing something a little out of the ordinary. Some of these different elements in my setup…