Linux Software RAID

• Introduced for 2.2 kernels (old HOWTO: http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Software-RAID-0.4x-HOWTO.html)
• Standard in 2.4 kernels (current HOWTO: http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Software-RAID-HOWTO.html)

Requirements:

• 2.4 or patched 2.2 kernel
• Raidtools: http://people.redhat.com/mingo/raidtools/ (included in most distributions)
• At least two hard drives
• Pitr's Coffee