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Re: new computer arriving soon

From gene heskett <gheskett@shentel.net>
Newsgroups linux.debian.user
Subject Re: new computer arriving soon
Date 2024-12-31 23:00 +0100
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On 12/31/24 12:56, Andrew M.A. Cater wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 30, 2024 at 11:32:17PM -0500, gene heskett wrote:
>>> Marc
>>> Good question Marc. I'm searching for someone who knows how to combine 4
>>> ea 4T SSD's into one volume for use with amanda, the lvm docs are
>>> somewhat confusing, lacking the context that actually teaches.
>>>
> Hi Gene,
>
> Five steps:
>
> Ideally done when you do your reinstall :)
>
> 1. Decide whether you want RAID to provide some level of disk redundancy with
> LVM over the top. If so, and you've got 4 disks, maybe go for RAID5
> 12TB capacity and one spare disk or RAID 6 where you can afford to lose
> two disks for 8TB capacity..
I have 5 of those 4T SSD's. figuring on using one for a holding disk. So 
it willl always be empty at the end of a run
> 2. In the installer, use the RAID element to set up the disks as one md array
what installer? this is a pi clone but faster than a pi, install is 
putting the .iso on a 64Gb microSD. And maybe moving it to the board 
mounted m2 for faster booting.
> That will give you one md partition spanning the  four disks.
>
> 3. Then use the LVM element to set up LVM over the top of the md array you've
> just set up.
>
> 4. Use guided partitioning on the LVM array to set up one filesystem - ext4
> probably.
yes.
> 5. Assign it a mount point - maybe /data or /amanda and mount it.
>
> If you've got differently sized disks, then you can always set up LVM
> across them in the way I've outlined above. If one disk fails, you lose the
> lot - but for unimportant data, it works. I have 7TB working that way next
> door providing my Debian mirror.
>
> Hope this helps - all the very best, as ever,
>
> Andy Cater
> (amacater@debian.org).
Thanks Andy, Bookmarked FFR.
>
>
>> Cheers, Gene Heskett, CET.
>> -- 
>> "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty:
>>   soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order."
>> -Ed Howdershelt (Author, 1940)
>> If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable.
>>   - Louis D. Brandeis
>>
> .

Cheers, Gene Heskett, CET.
-- 
"There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty:
  soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order."
-Ed Howdershelt (Author, 1940)
If we desire respect for the law, we must first make the law respectable.
  - Louis D. Brandeis

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              Re: new computer arriving soon gene heskett <gheskett@shentel.net> - 2024-12-31 05:40 +0100
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                Re: new computer arriving soon George at Clug <Clug@goproject.info> - 2025-01-03 00:00 +0100
                Re: new computer arriving soon Michael Stone <mstone@debian.org> - 2025-01-03 00:00 +0100
                Re: new computer arriving soon  George at Clug <Clug@goproject.info> - 2025-01-03 00:40 +0100
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              Re: new computer arriving soon Max Nikulin <manikulin@gmail.com> - 2025-01-02 04:10 +0100
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