Hardware Configuration Connect USB External HD, better without usb hub. Open Partition Editor, System/Administration/Partition Editor Create a single partition for each disk without formatting, and set “RAID” flag Next Step: Create RAID5 partition or back to Menu Post
RAID 5 USB Ubuntu: Base Software Install and Configuration
Base Software Install and Configuration Install Ubuntu on small internal hs notebook booting from an usb key, it’s faster than burn a cd, you can use a tool like UNetBoot to build a boot USB key. Update Ubuntu, System/Administration/Update Manager Enable if you want Remote Connection, System/Preference/Remote Desktop (my notebook screen is broken) and from [...]
Create a RAID5 with USB External Hard Disk and Ubuntu
My idea is to build a NAS with an old notebook without display, Ubuntu 9.04 Desktop, and a RAID5 on 3 USB LaCie 1TB HD. Few easy steps: Base Software Install and Configuration Hardware Configuration Create RAID5 partition Format RAID5 partition Mount RAID partition Reboot And Network Share Crash Test