On Wed, 29 Oct 2014 12:45:34 +0530 Anshuman Aggarwal <anshuman.aggarwal@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I'm outlining below a proposal for a RAID device mapper virtual block > device for the kernel which adds "split raid" functionality on an > incremental batch basis for a home media server/archived content which > is rarely accessed. > Existing solutions considered: Some of the already-available "home media server" setup schemes you did not mention: http://linuxconfig.org/prouhd-raid-for-the-end-user a smart way of managing MD RAID given multiple devices of various sizes; http://louwrentius.com/building-a-raid-6-array-of-mixed-drives.html what to do with a set of mixed-size drives, in simpler terms; https://romanrm.net/mhddfs File-level "concatenation" of disks, with smart distribution of new files; -- With respect, Roman -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-raid" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
