aaron

Linux Software RAID and LVM

I wanted to create a RAID 5 array with four 1tb drives. I only have three, but I have a 750gb and 320gb drive lying around. I figured there was probably a way to combine them into a 1tb drive that I could use with the others. Using Linux’s LVM, I can create a logical partition from the two smaller drives as big as the 1tb drive. $ pvdisplay Lists all physical volumes managed by LVM. First we have...