How to Setup Linux RAID 1 Device on RHEL

Use the mdadm command again to verify that ,LINUX RAID 1 array has been created successfully:

[root@rhel1 ~]# mdadm -D /dev/md0
/dev/md0:
Version : 1.2
Creation Time : Wed Dec 7 15:50:06 2016
Raid Level : raid1
Array Size : 1044181 (1019.88 MiB 1069.24 MB)
Used Dev Size : 1044181 (1019.88 MiB 1069.24 MB)
Raid Devices : 2
Total Devices : 2
Persistence : Superblock is persistent

Update Time : Wed Dec 7 15:50:12 2016
State : clean
Active Devices : 2
Working Devices : 2
Failed Devices : 0
Spare Devices : 0

Name : rhel1.lab.com:0 (local to host rhel1.lab.com)
UUID : d5c0f82e:4e0753e6:0b28c178:e6f75af4
Events : 17

Number Major Minor RaidDevice State
0 8 33 0 active sync /dev/sdc1
1 8 49 1 active sync /dev/sdd1
[root@rhel1 ~]#

Now Format the Newly created LINUX RAID 1 device using below command:

[root@rhel1 ~]# mkfs.ext4 /dev/md0
mke2fs 1.41.12 (17-May-2010)
Filesystem label=
OS type: Linux
Block size=4096 (log=2)
Fragment size=4096 (log=2)
Stride=0 blocks, Stripe width=0 blocks
65280 inodes, 261045 blocks
13052 blocks (5.00%) reserved for the super user
First data block=0
Maximum filesystem blocks=268435456
8 block groups
32768 blocks per group, 32768 fragments per group
8160 inodes per group
Superblock backups stored on blocks:
32768, 98304, 163840, 229376

Writing inode tables: done
Creating journal (4096 blocks): done
Writing superblocks and filesystem accounting information: done

This filesystem will be automatically checked every 23 mounts or
180 days, whichever comes first. Use tune2fs -c or -i to override.

Mount Linux RAID 1 device;

[root@rhel1 ~]# mkdir /RAID1
[root@rhel1 ~]# mount /dev/md0 /RAID1
[root@rhel1 ~]# df -h /RAID1
Filesystem Size Used Avail Use% Mounted on
/dev/md0 1004M 18M 936M 2% /RAID1
[root@rhel1 ~]#