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Mdadm is used to create linux MD raids.

Usage

# Check the status of /dev/md0
mdadm -D /dev/md0

Create a raid array

See https://www.tecmint.com/create-raid-6-in-linux/

First use gdisk to create a linux raid partition (FD00) on all your disks. Note that is purely convention and is optional.

Then run the following to create /dev/md0.

mdadm --create /dev/md0 --level=6 --raid-devices=4 /dev/sda1 /dev/sdb1 /dev/sdc1 /dev/sdd1

# Now you have a block device /dev/md0 on which you can add LUKS, LVM, or a filesystem.

Add hot spare

See https://tuxfixer.com/how-to-add-hot-spare-volume-to-the-existing-mdadm-software-raid-array/

mdadm --add /dev/md0 $DEVICE

Scrubs

On Ubuntu, md will automatically scrub on the first Sunday of every month using a systemd timer.