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#Softraid raid 6 install#
#Softraid raid 6 update#
Now we need to prepare our MicroSD card, install Raspbian, update the system and install mdadm Linux RAID.
Once you’ve chosen a desired RAID level, let’s move onto Install/Update Raspbian and mdadm. RAID 10 (nested RAID 1+0) (Excellent speed and redundancy).RAID-6 Block-level striping with two parity blocks distributed across all member disks (Excellent speed & redundancy).
#Softraid raid 6 how to#
If you’re confident in your Linux skills you can create a RAID-10 array with 4 drives, which is 2 sets of RAID-1, then each set is used to form a RAID-0 array giving you the benefit of speed and redundancy (I will show you how to create all types of Linux RAID arrays). I have had my workstation running on SATA-3 SSD RAID-0 for years and it never skips a beat, but If you’re storing important files, go with RAID-1. If you only have 2 drives, I suggest using RAID-0, and even though there is no redundancy, RAID-0 rarely fails on solid state media. I suggest 3 (or more) drives which is the minimum required for a RAID-4/5 array that offers a good balance between redundancy and speed. The number of drives you have with determine what RAID level you’ll be able to create. NewEgg USB Flash Drives (available for most countries).RAID-10 will halve your total capacity, so 4x 64GB drives will give you 128GB storage (more about RAID levels further below). RAID-1 will halve your total capacity, so 2x 64GB drives will give you 64GB, and RAID-5/6 will give you roughly 2/3 of total capacity, so 3x 64GB drives will give you 128GB of storage. Remember that with RAID-0 you get the total amount of all drives put together, so 2x 64GB drives will give you 128GB. In terms of drive size, your budget will be the determining factor, so just get what you can afford. The drives should all be the same size and preferably the same manufacturer for a good RAID array however, if you have an odd one out, just make sure it’s the same size or larger than the smallest drive. We will be using USB2.0 flash drives for our RAID array, however you can purchase USB3.0 drives if you’re using a Raspberry Pi 4 (which has 2 USB3.0 ports) and RAID levels 0 or 1. Farnell/Element14 (massive inventory, world wide online stores).RS Components (massive inventory, world wide online stores).Search Amazon for “Raspberry Pi 4 Starter Kit”.You’ll also need a good quality micro-USB power pack suitable for the Raspberry Pi you’re using, if in doubt, just buy a combo pack that comes with case, power pack and other goodies. You can use Raspberry Pi’s from version 2 onward, so 2B, 2B+, RPi 3/4 are fine, but I recommend the latest Raspberry Pi 4 with 4GB RAM. It’s an intermediate tutorial ( not for noobs) and shows you how to create a Linux RAID array which is a good skill to have. Today I’ll show you how to build a Raspberry Pi 3/4 RAID NAS server using USB flash drives and the Linux native RAID application mdadm, along with SAMBA so the drive will show up as a normal network folder on Windows PC’s.