Slackware RAID1 tutorial

Cribbed from slackware64-15.0/README_RAID.TXT

--Joey Kelly


boot the DVD

get an IP, start dropbear, and set a password if you're doing this remotely



root@slackware:~# fdisk /dev/sda -l
Disk /dev/sda: 12 GiB, 12884901888 bytes, 25165824 sectors
Disk model: VBOX HARDDISK   
Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes
Sector size (logical/physical): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
I/O size (minimum/optimal): 512 bytes / 512 bytes
Disklabel type: dos
Disk identifier: 0xbeda5654

Device     Boot    Start      End  Sectors  Size Id Type
/dev/sda1           2048 20973567 20971520   10G fd Linux raid autodetect
/dev/sda2       20973568 24119295  3145728  1.5G fd Linux raid autodetect



sfdisk -d /dev/sda | sfdisk --Linux /dev/sdb



mdadm --create /dev/md0           --level 1 --raid-devices 2    /dev/sda1 /dev/sdb1 --metadata=0.90
mdadm --create /dev/md1 --name=1  --level 1 --raid-devices 2    /dev/sda2 /dev/sdb2



mkswap /dev/md1



run setup as normal, choosing the arrays



chroot /mnt



edit /etc/lilo.conf:

add
  raid-extra-boot = mbr-only
edit
  boot = /dev/md0

run lilo



mdadm -Es > /etc/mdadm.conf



edit /etc/ssh/sshd as needed (allow root to ssh in, or add your ssh keys to the box)



exit chroot and reboot)