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Oracle Linux: How to Mirror Swap, Boot and Root Partions in Oracle Linux 7.6 Using Mdadm Utility (Doc ID 2560907.1)

Last updated on OCTOBER 27, 2023

Applies to:

Linux OS - Version Oracle Linux 7.6 and later
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure - Version N/A and later
Linux x86-64

Goal

This is required when there is no RAID controller card available for the server and the only solution is software RAID. This article makes changes to partitions, so if there is any existing data on any disks being used for this purpose, it should be backed up prior to creating the RAID array as per standard best practices.

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