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so yes, it has a file system.

goblin@goblinservant:~$ sudo mkfs.ext4 /dev/md0
[sudo] password for goblin:
mke2fs 1.44.1 (24-Mar-2018)
/dev/md0 contains a ext4 file system
last mounted...

Thank you for all the quick responses.
I know that md0 isn't a file our directory. I was putting that post together right before I rushed off to work but I figured you'd get the idea what I...

Hello,
I am having a hard time understanding how to use a raid device for storage. The whole idea was to have a ssd boot drive and four, 2TB drives in a raid array for whatever I needed stored....

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...but I'm still wondering what the best layout would be for my drives/partitions for the server as I said above. Would love some advise. I'm reading everything I can with work and family and all....

Well I posted all that and finally realized what I was doing wrong. I was trying to umount the drives instead of the partitions. I now have my raid1 using 2 drives.

~$ cat /proc/mdstat...

Ran this too. Is it cause of type ee? It needs to be fd maybe?

~$ sudo mdadm --examine /dev/sdb /dev/sdc /dev/sdd /dev/sde/dev/sdb:
MBR Magic : aa55
Partition[0] : 3907029167 sectors at ...

Hello,
I have reinstalled Ubuntu Server 18.04.1. I installed to a 120GB ssd drive. I have 4 2TB WD Red drives. The 4 drives are formatted gpt ext4, sdb1, sdc1, sdd1 & sde1. I am trying to make...

Well okay then..... that's great! I really appreciate your help. I was definitely stuck.
fewjr

goblin@Goblinservant:~$ sudo blkid
[sudo] password for goblin:
/dev/sdh1: UUID="e0d13ffb-8a8f-22a9-a0b4-4ba8c7ac92a8" UUID_SUB="630ddc5a-4e79-003c-771d-6658d190e2c4" LABEL="Goblinservant:0"...

goblin@Goblinservant:~$ sudo mdadm --create /dev/md0 --verbose --level=raid10 --raid-devices=4 /dev/sdf1 /dev/sdg1 /dev/sdh1 missing
mdadm: layout defaults to n2
mdadm: layout defaults to n2...

goblin@Goblinservant:~$ sudo mdadm --zero -superblock --force /dev/sdf1
mdadm: option -u not valid in misc mode

Had a space in there that didn't belong...good Lord

goblin@Goblinservant:~$ cat...

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Thank you so much for responding. I read on DigitalOcean's site that raid10 needed at least three drives to configure. Maybe it was a typo because their example shows four drives. I do...

Sorry about that...I sent that on a cell phone. I'm not sure how I did it twice.

Well I was hoping to get a nibble by today. I still am not sure what to do yet. I was thinking that I shouldn't have continued with the steps I did until all 3 drives were zeroed. I thought I might...

Hello all,
Well I pulled my old Ubuntu Server out of the basement to set it up with a newer version f Ubuntu Server. I haven't had the server running since 12.x.x! I installed 18.04.1 LTS to...

Well yes, I'd thought of doing that but when I openssh in again the directory was back to normal, (mnt/storage/Music). That was so odd and I would love to know what happened there. As far as Plex...

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Well to make sure everything was going to work, I rebooted the server this morning to see if all was okay. I'd like to add an edit about the directory that my music is in. It is actually...

Thank you so much for the quick reply. That did the trick and I'll be sure to read up a bit more. A long process when you have to go to work all the time..lol. So that should make it mount now during...

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I have been working on a media server, slowly trying to learn as I go. I have Ubuntu Server 12.04 LTS installed on a 120 GB SSD drive. I have 3 WD RED 1 TB drives in a raid5...

I have continued to try to get this myself. This is what I have tried so far, but 1st a few more command outputs from the terminal:

sudo tail -f /var/log/messages shows this when I plug in my usb...

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I hope this question is okay in the general section. I am using maverick meerkat 10.10 and I am trying to control a meade ETX-80 telescope with Kstars, version 1.6.0. My laptop has no...

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