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RAID
Bash
Scripting
Linux

Purpose

Keep the recorded mdadm grow command and array-progress check together. Confirm the current array layout and intended RAID conversion before adapting the /dev/md0 example.

https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-create-raid-arrays-with-mdadm-on-ubuntu-16-04

sudo mdadm --grow /dev/md0 -l 5
cat /proc/mdstat