Linux Raid Configuration

[woodstar]

To whom may be able to help,

I've never configured RAID in Linux, and I'm not as experienced as some of you are. I'm trying to Configure Software Raid using Red Had Linux. Here is the original command that I was trying, using an exam guide book:

mdm --create /dev/md1 -level=1 --raid-devices=2 /dev/sdb1 /dev/sdc1

Initially, I got an error message that stated that mdm isn't a recognized command. I experimented, and I found out that I can use mdadm, but the error that I'm getting is:

mdadm: invalid raid level: evel=1

Any help with this will be greatly appreciated, regards.

[woodstar]

So, I switched the command from level=1 to l1, and it seems to like that, but it's showing a different error displayed below, but I will keep working. It seems to be a syntax issue.

mdadm: invalid raid level: evel=1
[root@rhe17-1 ~]# mdadm --create /dev/md1 -level=1 --raid-devices=2 /dev/sdb1 /dev/sdc1
mdadm: invalid raid level: evel=1
[root@rhe17-1 ~]# mdadm --create /dev/mdl -l1 --raid-devices=2 /dev/sdb1 /dev/sdc1
mdadm: Note: this array has metadata at the start and
may not be suitable as a boot device. If you plan to
store '/boot' on this device please ensure that
your boot-loader understands md/v1.x metadata, or use
--metadata=0.90
Continue creating array? y
mdadm: /dev/mdl is an invalid name for an md device. Try /dev/md/mdl
[root@rhe17-1 ~]#

[woodstar]

So, I did as the error message stated, and it seemed to work. As I stated, I'm new to this, but I figured it was a syntax thing. If anybody wants to explain anything like the syntax, I will keep it open for now, but I will close at some point

[woodstar]

After studying the config, I think that md1 was a little overkill. Perhaps the instructor's Linux had md1, but mines has md, and md127. I may leave it as is, or try to delete, and start over. I will close this thread, but anyone who has anything to add, please do, regards.

[HaydnH]

-level=1

With regards to this syntax, pretty much all Linux/Unix commands that follow standards have a long version of their flags which you would use with a double hash, e.g: "--level=1", or a compact version of the flag s such as "-l1". So with the command you used, the program is interpreting "-l" as the flag and "evel=1" as the argument for it, you either need to remove the "evel=" as you've done or add another "-".