nas:build_a_linux_nas:mount_the_raid_array
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NAS - Build a Linux NAS - Mount the RAID Array
Mount the Array
sudo mkdir /mnt/nas sudo mount /dev/md0 /mnt/nas
Set Permissions of the Mount
chmod 0777 /mnt/nas
NOTE: This will allow all users to have access to this location.
- This could be restricted to only specific users or groups as required.
Check how much disk space is available in the RAID
df -h /mnt/nas
returns:
Check the Mount
lsblk
returns:
NAME MAJ:MIN RM SIZE RO TYPE MOUNTPOINT sda 8:0 0 232.9G 0 disk ├─sda1 8:1 0 1007K 0 part ├─sda2 8:2 0 512M 0 part /boot/efi ├─sda3 253:28 0 8G 0 part [SWAP] ├─sda4 253:29 0 58G 0 part / sdb 8:32 0 14.6T 0 disk ├─md0 9 0 14.6T 0 raid5 /mnt/nas sdc 8:48 0 14.6T 0 disk ├─md0 9 0 14.6T 0 raid5 /mnt/nas sdd 8:64 0 14.6T 0 disk ├─md0 9 0 14.6T 0 raid5 /mnt/nas
Test writing to the mounted array
sudo touch /mnt/nas/test ls -al /mnt/nas/
returns:
total 24 drwxr-xr-x 3 root root 4096 Feb 14 11:19 . drwxr-xr-x 4 root root 4096 Feb 14 11:19 .. drwx------ 2 root root 16384 Feb 14 11:19 lost+found -rw-r--r-- 1 root root 0 Feb 14 11:19 test
Ensure the array always get mounted on boot
echo '/dev/md0 /mnt/nas ext4 defaults,nofail 0 0' | sudo tee -a /etc/fstab
returns:
/dev/md0 /mnt/nas ext4 defaults,nofail 0 0
NOTE: This adds an entry into the /etc/fstab file.
The x-gvfs-show option can also be used, which will let you see the RAID in the sidebar of the gnome file manager.
/dev/md0 /mnt/nas ext4 defaults,x-gvfs-show 0 0
nas/build_a_linux_nas/mount_the_raid_array.txt · Last modified: 2021/09/26 12:04 by peter