Protecting data with mdadm – a software RAID solution
Modern computing systems rely on RAID technology to ensure data integrity, availability, and performance. By distributing data across multiple disks in various configurations, RAID provides fault tolerance, allowing systems to continue functioning even if one or more disks fail. This redundancy is critical to prevent data loss and minimize downtime.
Moreover, RAID configurations such as striping and mirroring can significantly improve read and write performance by allowing data to be accessed in parallel from multiple disks. As data volume and importance continue to increase in today’s digital world, RAID plays a vital role in protecting, optimizing, and maintaining storage system reliability. The easiest way to do this when not using Btrfs with Oracle Linux 8 is to use a tool called mdadm.
Getting ready
mdadm is a software utility for managing and configuring software RAID arrays in Linux systems. It stands...