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RAID stands for redundant array of independent disks, and allows for disks to be linked in various ways. Common RAID setups in Ubuntu are a hardware RAID, FakeRAID and software RAID.

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How can I quickly copy a GPT partition scheme from one hard drive to another?

On a non GPT partition table I can do sfdisk -d /dev/sda | sfdisk /dev/sdb. But sfdisk doesn't support GPT partition tables. What can I use instead? I'm looking for a one or two command solution, not just using GNU parted to output the partition…
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Workaround to Install Ubuntu 20.04 with Intel RST systems

I tried to install Ubuntu 20.04 in my Dell G5 which has 2 drives. One with Windows 10 on it (256 GB) and another one with 1 TB capacity. I shrunk the volume of 1 TB by 150 GB and tried to install there. But Ubuntu installer didn't allow me as I got…
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How do I install GRUB on a RAID system installation?

I'm trying to setup and install Ubuntu on a RAID 1 setup. I have two disks, sdb and sdc. I've been following this guide https://help.ubuntu.com/community/Installation/SoftwareRAID which more or less works for getting everything set up and Ubuntu…
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The initramfs will attempt to resume from /dev/dm-1

I'm setting up a new Ubuntu 18.04 server and have already played through one backup/restore loop. So the entire system has been restored from backup with a fresh RAID and LVM volumes. Now recently, unattended-upgrades has reported this: Processing…
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How do I rename an mdadm raid array?

For some reason, when I try to rename an mdadm raid array to a textual name, the change doesn't take. I tried the advice from this serverfault question, but to no avail. ~$ mdadm --version mdadm - v3.1.4 - 31st August 2010 ~$ sudo mdadm --detail…
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Install dual boot ubuntu with windows 10 and RAID on

I have a dell XP’s 9560 laptop and I want to install an Ubuntu distribution alongside windows 10. I tried a lot so far to install it but I can’t see any partitions. I figured out that the problem is that I have raid on from Sata configuration from…
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How to install Ubuntu 14.04/16.04 64-bit with a dual-boot RAID 1 partition on an UEFI/GPT system?

Update: Question and answer below also applies to Ubuntu 16.04 I have a computer with dual SSDs and Win (7) pre-installed on another disk. The pre-installation uses (U)EFI/GPT boot. I want to install Ubuntu 14.04 64-bit desktop on a RAID1 root…
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How can I use Kernel 3.19 in 14.04 now?

So I'm rebuilding my storage server. For stability, I want to use Ubuntu server 14.04 LTS as the OS. However, I'm planning to use Btrfs with RAID 5, and this has been greatly improved in kernel 3.19. So I want to use that kernel with 14.04. I know…
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How do I align my partition table properly?

I am in the process of building my first RAID5 array. I've used mdadm to create the following set up: root@bondigas:~# mdadm --detail /dev/md1 /dev/md1: Version : 00.90 Creation Time : Wed Oct 20 20:00:41 2010 Raid Level : raid5 …
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How to Install Ubuntu 14.04 with RAID 1 using desktop installer?

Many people claim that it is impossible to install Ubuntu onto RAID 1 with the Desktop CD. Is this really true? If not, how can it be done?
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How do I know what physical drives/partitions are behind my /dev/mapper/isw_dghbbcaabe_RAID_Volume11?

This is a just upgraded Ubuntu 10.04.1 LTS machine. The /dev/mapper/isw_dghbbcaabe_RAID_Volume11 is "new" to the upgrade but I don't know what physical drives/partitions are included in the "device". I have tried: root@barabasi:~# blkid …
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RAID (mdadm) - What happens if drives are mismatched in size?

Question 1 - Before you answer with "it just takes the smaller disk", hear me out quick. My 3TB WD Reds come out to be 3001 GB in size. Let's say I set up a mirror via mdadm for sdb1 and sdc1 which span 100% of the drive. But suddenly, one of the…
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How to enable degraded RAID1 boot in 16.04LTS?

In previous ubuntu versions, adding BOOT_DEGRADED=true to /etc/initramfs-tools/conf.d/mdadm allowed the system to automatically boot when the root filesystem is on a degraded array. This no longer seems to work in 16.04 LTS. The documentation…
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How do I properly access Windows software RAID 0?

I am a new Ubuntu user with a fresh installation, and am eager to get started with it. However, all of my important data is on Windows software RAID 0 array, and I need it to stay there as I'm also dual booting Windows. I need access to this data on…
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Setting up RAID 1 on 14.04 with an existing drive

I have a currently installed Seagate ST3000DM001 (about 90% full) and a new Seagate ST3000DM001 (blank). I would like to setup RAID 1 without losing the data on my currently installed drive. If I use the mdadm process outlined in this tutorial:…
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