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#1 2012-01-01 19:40:22

mcsilva
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Raider - Converts a single linux system disk in to a software raid

Raider is a tool to convert a single linux system disk to a software Raid 1, Raid 4, Raid 5, Raid 6 or Raid 10 system.
AUR: http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=55474
WebSite: http://raider.sourceforge.net

Example command:
# raider -R1 /dev/sda /dev/sdb
(/dev/sda = original disk, /dev/sdb = new blank disk)

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#2 2012-01-09 00:41:28

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Re: Raider - Converts a single linux system disk in to a software raid

New raider update is out.
Version 0.9.1-1 now also supports xfs, reiserfs and jfs filesystes.
Some improvements were made to "raider -d"  output.

http://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=55474

Some feedback woud be nice.
Thanks!

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#3 2012-03-06 19:42:01

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Re: Raider - Converts a single linux system disk in to a software raid

I made a new raider update.
Raider-0.10 now is able to convert a single disk to a Raid 1, Raid 4, Raid 5, Raid 6 or Raid 10 system
with a two-pass command.
It was tested successfully not only in Arch Linux, but also in Fedora, Ubuntu, Debian, Centos, Mageia,
Mandriva, OpenSuSe, PcLinuxOs and other Linux distributions.

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#4 2012-03-06 19:53:40

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Re: Raider - Converts a single linux system disk in to a software raid

Can you do the same with raid0 with some modification?


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#5 2012-03-06 23:36:07

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Re: Raider - Converts a single linux system disk in to a software raid

Sorry but no! It is not possible to convert to Raid 0 with raider.

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#6 2012-03-12 23:32:06

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Re: Raider - Converts a single linux system disk in to a software raid

New raider update is out (Version 0.10.1)

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#7 2012-03-26 19:30:32

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Re: Raider - Converts a single linux system disk in to a software raid

New raider update is out (Version 0.11.0)!

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#8 2012-03-28 09:33:50

kelytha
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Re: Raider - Converts a single linux system disk in to a software raid

Hi, I have used your tool to convert my system to RAID 1. Worked perfectly, without any troubles.

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#9 2012-03-29 10:48:47

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Re: Raider - Converts a single linux system disk in to a software raid

Thank's for  your feedback kelytha!

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#10 2012-05-01 18:26:41

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Re: Raider - Converts a single linux system disk in to a software raid

A new raider version (0.12.0) is out!
Some improves and bugfixes were made.
Also added support for other distros (Gentoo, Sabayon) and it was successfully tested against ArchBang and Parabola GNU/Linux-libre.

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#11 2012-05-13 01:45:03

mcsilva
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Re: Raider - Converts a single linux system disk in to a software raid

A new raider version (0.13.0) is out!

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#12 2012-06-02 22:15:54

mcsilva
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Re: Raider - Converts a single linux system disk in to a software raid

A new raider version (0.13.1) is out in AUR.

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