Thanks Andrew,
Drives are in and Ubuntu 18.04 is installing, I am offered an LVM option
will that mess with RAID?
One other thing, will choosing btrfs orZFS just utilise the matched
drives as a RAID pair?
If I go XFS, as my file system for all drives, then will I need the
install to complete, then run mdadm to set the RAID?
I am so glad I am fresh for this.
Regards
Andrew Greig
On 20/05/18 00:21, Andrew Pam wrote:
On 20/05/18 00:04, Andrew Greig via luv-main wrote:
What should I do about partitioning? Should I use hard partitions say,
20Gb for the /root, should I use a /boot partition or just use the MBR?
You don't really need a separate /boot partition any more unless you
have an older BIOS that can only boot from the first part of the drive.
Is mdadm a part of this process or does it get involved later ? ZFS for
the pair of drives?
If you use ZFS or btrfs, you probably don't want to use mdadm (software
RAID) as well. Better to take advantage of the filesystem-level
mirroring. If you use another filesystem (such as XFS, which is what I
use on my 4T RAID-1 mirror on my desktop workstation) you will need to
install and set up mdadm first, yes.
Do I have to jump through hoops in Ubuntu to watch an MP4 or a Matroska video?
Not if you select the "use third-party proprietary drivers and codecs"
checkbox during the install - note that it's off by default, though. Or
you can install VLC, which should come with all the codes you need.
Hope that helps,
Andrew
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