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Question 19

You are a system administrator setting up a RAID 1 (mirroring) array for a critical application that requires redundancy. You have two disks /dev/sdb and /dev/sdc. You decide to create a RAID 1 array named /dev/md0. Which of the following is the correct command to achieve this?
  • A mdadm --create /dev/md0 --level=1 --raid-devices=2 /dev/sdb /dev/sdc
  • B mdadm --create /dev/md0 --level=0 --raid-devices=2 /dev/sdb /dev/sdc
  • C mdadm --assemble /dev/md0 /dev/sdb /dev/sdc
  • D mdadm --auto-detect /dev/md0 --level=1 --raid-devices=2 /dev/sdb /dev/sdc
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Correct answer: A

A. This command creates a RAID 1 array named /dev/md0 with a mirroring level of 1 and two RAID devices (/dev/sdb and /dev/sdc). This is the correct command to achieve mirroring for redundancy in the given scenario.

B. This command creates a RAID 0 array, which is not suitable for mirroring and redundancy. RAID 0 offers striping without redundancy, so it is not the correct command for setting up a RAID 1 array.

C. This command is used to assemble an existing RAID array, not to create a new one. It is not the correct command for creating a new RAID 1 array with mirroring for redundancy.

D. The --auto-detect option is not a valid option for creating a RAID array with mdadm. This command also includes incorrect syntax for creating a RAID 1 array. It is not the correct command for setting up a RAID 1 array with mirroring for redundancy.

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