Converting a non-RAID server to software RAID-1?

[jarod at wilsonet.com (Jarod Wilson)]

On May 09, 2007, at 20:39, John Abreau wrote:

> On 5/9/07, John Abreau <jabr at gapps.blu.org> wrote:
>> I have a server with a single 80gb SATA disk in it, and a
>> second drive bay that's currently empty. I'd like to convert
>> it to RAID-1 and expand the disk size. The current 80gb
>> drive is configured with lvm1; the OS is RHEL 3.8.
>
> I found a good description of what I'm looking for at
>
>    http://www.debian-administration.org/articles/238
>
> Creating a failed RAID-1 can be done with
>
>    mdadm --create /dev/md0 --level 1 --raid-devices=2 missing /dev/ 
> sdb1
>
> and the rest pretty much resembles my earlier procedure.

This one's pretty good too:

http://togami.com/~warren/guides/remoteraidcrazies/

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Jarod Wilson
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