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Txnintn at 14:23, 23 September 2023

2023-09-23T14:23:49Z

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	The Raid MD1 is still resycing. Take a break, the drives should be finished in 20 to 30 minutes.<br>		The Raid MD1 is still resycing. Take a break, the drives should be finished in 20 to 30 minutes.<br>
	<br>		<br>
	PRESS: ctrl + c to exit watch cat /proc/~~mdtstat~~<br>		PRESS: ctrl + c to exit watch cat /proc/mdstat<br>
	<br>		<br>
	<br>		<br>

Txnintn at 16:36, 29 July 2023

2023-07-29T16:36:53Z

Txnintn at 16:32, 29 July 2023

2023-07-29T16:32:05Z

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	NOTE: A mirrored RAID array (level 1 or 5) protects you against hardware failure. It doesn't protect against rm -rf /, software errors, exploits, earthquakes, fire. Don't rely on RAID as a backup strategy.<br>		NOTE: A mirrored RAID array (level 1 or 5) protects you against hardware failure. It doesn't protect against rm -rf /, software errors, exploits, earthquakes, fire. Don't rely on RAID as a backup strategy.<br>
	https://wiki.alpinelinux.org/wiki/Setting_up_a_software_RAID_array#Advice<br>		https://wiki.alpinelinux.org/wiki/Setting_up_a_software_RAID_array#Advice<br>
			<br>
			<br>
	LVM requires the Micro SD spare partition to be the same size as USB RAID1 partitions. A larger capacity Micro SD drive 2nd partition can easily resized to match the USB partition. During the install the setup-alpine script will maximize the size of 2nd partition on RAID1 drives<br><br>		LVM requires the Micro SD spare partition to be the same size as USB RAID1 partitions. A larger capacity Micro SD drive 2nd partition can easily resized to match the USB partition. During the install the setup-alpine script will maximize the size of 2nd partition on RAID1 drives<br><br>
			<br>
	Tech Tip, not all Micro SD and USB drives are the same size.<br>		Tech Tip, not all Micro SD and USB drives are the same size.<br>
	<br>		<br>
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	One Micro SD Drive with the same or larger capacity then the USB drives<br>		One Micro SD Drive with the same or larger capacity then the USB drives<br>
	<br>		<br>
	One USB drive for the installation files.<br>		One USB drive for the installation files.<br>
	<br>		<br>
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	/dev/md1<br>		/dev/md1<br>
	version : 1.2~~<br>~~		version : 1.2
	Creation Time : Sat Jun 24 12:50:56 2023~~<br>~~		Creation Time : Sat Jun 24 12:50:56 2023
	Raid Level : raid 1~~<br>~~		Raid Level : raid 1
	Array Size : 14723072 (14.04 GiB 15.08 GB)~~<br>~~		Array Size : 14723072 (14.04 GiB 15.08 GB)
	Used Dev Size : 14723072 (14.04 GiB 15.08 GB)~~<br>~~		Used Dev Size : 14723072 (14.04 GiB 15.08 GB)
	Raid Devices : 2~~<br>~~		Raid Devices : 2
	Total Devices : 3~~<br>~~		Total Devices : 3
	Persistence : Superblock is persistence~~<br>~~		Persistence : Superblock is persistence
	<br>		<br>
	Update Time : Sat Jun 24 14:30:11 2023~~<br>~~		Update Time : Sat Jun 24 14:30:11 2023
	State : clean~~<br>~~		State : clean
	Active Devices : 2~~<br>~~		Active Devices : 2
	Working Devices : 3~~<br>~~		Working Devices : 3
	Failed Devices : 0~~<br>~~		Failed Devices : 0
	Spare Devices : 1~~<br>~~		Spare Devices : 1
	txnintn<br>		txnintn<br>

Txnintn at 16:28, 29 July 2023

2023-07-29T16:28:09Z

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Txnintn at 16:16, 29 July 2023

2023-07-29T16:16:09Z

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Txnintn at 15:05, 4 July 2023

2023-07-04T15:05:45Z

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	sdb (15.4 GB USB SanDisk 3.2Gen1)		sdb (15.4 GB USB SanDisk 3.2Gen1)
	How would you like to use it? ('sys', 'data', or '?' for help) [?], prompt.		How would you like to use it? ('sys', 'data', or '?' for help) [?], prompt.
	TYPE: sys for system disk and PRESS enter to continue.		TYPE: sys for system disk and PRESS: enter to continue.


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	sda (15.4 GB USB SanDisk 3.2Gen1)		sda (15.4 GB USB SanDisk 3.2Gen1)
	sdb (15.4 GB USB SanDisk 3.2Gen1)		sdb (15.4 GB USB SanDisk 3.2Gen1)
	TYPE: y, for yes ~~AMD~~ PRESS: enter to continue.		TYPE: y, for yes and PRESS: enter to continue.


	Partition #1 contains a vfat signature.		Partition #1 contains a vfat signature.<br>
	Partition #2 contains a ext4 signature.		Partition #2 contains a ext4 signature.<br>
	Partition #1 contains a vfat signature.		Partition #1 contains a vfat signature.<br>
	Partition #2 contains a ext4 signature.		Partition #2 contains a ext4 signature.<br>
	Creating file systems		Creating file systems<br>
	mkfs.fat 4.2 ((2021-01-31)		mkfs.fat 4.2 ((2021-01-31)<br>
	Physical volume "/dev/md1" successfully created.		Physical volume "/dev/md1" successfully created.
	Logical volume "lv_root" created.		Logical volume "lv_root" created.
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	307136 blocks [2/2] [UU]		307136 blocks [2/2] [UU]

	The Raid MD1 is still resycing. Take a break, the drives should be finished in 20 to 30 minutes.		The Raid MD1 is still resycing. Take a break, the drives should be finished in 20 to 30 minutes.<br>

	PRESS: ctrl + c to exit watch cat /proc/mdtstat		PRESS: ctrl + c to exit watch cat /proc/mdtstat<br>


			Backup the boot raid partition first<br>
	Backup the boot raid partition first		Insert mmcblk0<br>
	Insert mmcblk0		TYPE: dd if=/dev/sda1 of=/dev/mmcblk0p1 bs=512<br>
	TYPE: dd if=/dev/sda1 of=/dev/mmcblk0p1 bs=512


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	Unmount the RAID 1 filesystem		Unmount the RAID 1 filesystem<br>
	TYPE: umount /dev/md0		TYPE: umount /dev/md0<br>


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	apk add sfdisk		apk add sfdisk

	* Warning*		* Warning* <br>
	Before executing the following commands mmcblk0, sda, and sdb must be the exact same size partitons.		Before executing the following commands mmcblk0, sda, and sdb must be the exact same size partitons. <br>
	**************		**************<br>
	Copy mmcblk0 disk partition table to sda and sdb<br>		Copy mmcblk0 disk partition table to sda and sdb<br>

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	Copy mmcblk0p1 boot partition to sda1 and sdb1		Copy mmcblk0p1 boot partition to sda1 and sdb1<br>
	TYPE: dd if=/dev/mmcblk0p1 of=/dev/sda1 bs=512		TYPE: dd if=/dev/mmcblk0p1 of=/dev/sda1 bs=512<br>
	TYPE: dd if=/dev/mmcblk0p1 of=/dev/sdb1 bs=512		TYPE: dd if=/dev/mmcblk0p1 of=/dev/sdb1 bs=512<br>
			<br>
			<br>
	Add mmcblk0 as a spare drive to RAID /dev/md1		Add mmcblk0 as a spare drive to RAID /dev/md1<br>
	TYPE: madam --add /dev/md1 /dev/mmcblk0p2		TYPE: madam --add /dev/md1 /dev/mmcblk0p2<br>
			<br>
	View Raid One information		<br>
	TYPE: mdadm --detail /dev/md1		View Raid One information<br>
			TYPE: mdadm --detail /dev/md1<br>

	/dev/md1		/dev/md1

Txnintn at 15:20, 2 July 2023

2023-07-02T15:20:12Z

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	Additionally, LVM with a 'sys' install can be selected during the setup-alpine script.<br>		Additionally, LVM with a 'sys' install can be selected during the setup-alpine script.<br>
	<br>		<br>
	The Raspberry Pi requires fat 16 / 32 boot partition with boot and LBA flags enabled. The Raspberry PI will boot from ~~either a~~ USB or a Micro SD port. By having a Micro SD RAID1 spare, if the primary USB drive fails the Micro SD should be able to boot the system.<br><br>		The Raspberry Pi requires fat 16 / 32 boot partition with boot and LBA flags enabled. The Raspberry PI will boot from the USB or the Micro SD port. By having a Micro SD RAID1 spare, if the primary USB drive fails, the Micro SD should be able to boot the system.<br>
			<br>
			NOTE: A mirrored RAID array (level 1 or 5) protects you against hardware failure. It doesn't protect against rm -rf /, software errors, exploits, earthquakes, fire. Don't rely on RAID as a backup strategy.<br>
			https://wiki.alpinelinux.org/wiki/Setting_up_a_software_RAID_array#Advice<br>


	LVM requires the Micro SD spare partition to be the same size as USB RAID1 partitions. A larger capacity Micro SD drive 2nd partition can easily resized to match the USB partition. During the install the setup-alpine script will maximize the size of 2nd partition on RAID1 drives<br><br>		LVM requires the Micro SD spare partition to be the same size as USB RAID1 partitions. A larger capacity Micro SD drive 2nd partition can easily resized to match the USB partition. During the install the setup-alpine script will maximize the size of 2nd partition on RAID1 drives<br><br>
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	\| SanDisk Cruzer Glide USB 2.0 \|\| 14.91GB		\| SanDisk Cruzer Glide USB 2.0 \|\| 14.91GB
	\|}		\|}
	~~<br>~~		{\| class="wikitable"
			\|+32GB Drives
			! MFG / Model !! Size
	~~32GB~~		\|-
			\| Samsung SD Pro Endurance Micro SD \|\| 29.81GB
	Samsung SD Pro Endurance Micro SD 29.81GB		\|-
			\| SanDisk Ultra SD \|\| 29.72GB
	SanDisk Ultra SD 29.72GB		\|-
			\| SanDisk Ultra Fit USB 3.1 Gen1 \|\| 28.67GB
	SanDisk Ultra Fit USB 3.1 Gen1 28.67GB		\|-
			\| Silicon Power 5 USB 3.2 \|\| 28.85GB
	Silicon Power 5 USB 3.2 28.85GB		\|-
			\| SanDisk Ultra 3.0 OTG \|\| 28.85GB
	SanDisk Ultra 3.0 OTG 28.85GB		\|}
			{\| class="wikitable"
			\|+ 64GB Drive
	64GB		\|-
			! MFG / Model !! Size
	Samsung EVO Select Micro SD 59.69GB		\|-
			\| Samsung EVO Select Micro SD \|\| 59.69GB
	Samsung Fit USB 3.1 59.75GB		\|-
			\| Samsung Fit USB 3.1 \|\| 59.75GB
			\|} <br>

	Requirements:		Requirements:

Txnintn at 14:09, 2 July 2023

2023-07-02T14:09:54Z

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	Title: Alpine Linux install: LVM over Raid1 with a Micro SD spare.		Title: Alpine Linux install: LVM over Raid1 with a Micro SD spare.<br>
			<br>
			Discussion:<br>
			<br>
			Alpine Linux setup-alpine scripts when executed with two disks and the install medium, if both disks are selected, i.e., sda and sdb, the script will automatically configure a RAID1 installation.<br>
			https://wiki.alpinelinux.org/wiki/Setting_up_the_build_environment_on_HDD#Basic_setup<br>
			<br>
			Additionally, LVM with a 'sys' install can be selected during the setup-alpine script.<br>
			<br>
			The Raspberry Pi requires fat 16 / 32 boot partition with boot and LBA flags enabled. The Raspberry PI will boot from either a USB or a Micro SD port. By having a Micro SD RAID1 spare, if the primary USB drive fails the Micro SD should be able to boot the system.<br><br>

	~~Discussion:~~		LVM requires the Micro SD spare partition to be the same size as USB RAID1 partitions. A larger capacity Micro SD drive 2nd partition can easily resized to match the USB partition. During the install the setup-alpine script will maximize the size of 2nd partition on RAID1 drives<br><br>

	Alpine Linux setup-alpine scripts when executed with two disks and the install medium, if both disks are selected, i.e., sda and sdb, the script will automatically configure a RAID1 installation. /https://wiki.alpinelinux.org/wiki/Setting_up_the_build_environment_on_HDD#Basic_setup		Tech Tip, not all Micro SD and USB drives are the same size.<br>
			<br>
	~~Additionally, LVM with a 'sys' install can be selected during the setup-alpine script.~~		{\| class="wikitable"
			\|+ 16GB Drives
	The Raspberry Pi requires fat 16 / 32 boot partition with boot and LBA flags enabled. The Raspberry PI will boot from either a USB or a Micro SD port. By having a Micro SD RAID1 spare, if the primary USB drive fails the Micro SD should be able to boot the system. LVM requires the Micro SD spare partition to be the same size as USB RAID1 partitions. A larger capacity Micro SD drive 2nd partition can easily resized to match the USB partition. During the install the setup-alpine script will maximize the size of 2nd partition on RAID1 drives.		\|-
			! MFG / Model !! Size
	Tech Tip, not all Micro SD and USB drives are the same size.		\|-
			\| SanDisk Industrial Micro SD \|\| 14.84GB
	16GB		\|-
			\| SanDisk Ultra Ultra Fit USB 3.1 \|\| 14.34GB
	SanDisk Industrial Micro SD 14.84GB		\|-
			\| SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 \|\| 14.91GB
	SanDisk Ultra Ultra Fit USB 3.1 14.34GB		\|-
			\| SanDisk Cruzer Glide USB 2.0 \|\| 14.91GB
	SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 14.91GB		\|}
			<br>
	SanDisk Cruzer Glide USB 2.0 14.91GB


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	Before executing the following commands mmcblk0, sda, and sdb must be the exact same size partitons.		Before executing the following commands mmcblk0, sda, and sdb must be the exact same size partitons.
	**************		**************
	Copy mmcblk0 disk partition table to sda and sdb		Copy mmcblk0 disk partition table to sda and sdb<br>
	sfdisk -d /dev/mmcblk0 \| sfdisk –force /dev/sda
	sfdisk -d /dev/mmcblk0 \| sfdisk –force /dev/sdb		sfdisk -d /dev/mmcblk0 \| sfdisk –force /dev/sda<br>

			sfdisk -d /dev/mmcblk0 \| sfdisk –force /dev/sdb<br>


	Copy mmcblk0p1 boot partition to sda1 and sdb1		Copy mmcblk0p1 boot partition to sda1 and sdb1

Txnintn at 20:28, 1 July 2023

2023-07-01T20:28:36Z

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	Raspberry PI 4		Raspberry PI 4

	Two Identical USB Drives - fit style drives recommended based on physical clearance issues.		Two Identical USB Drives - fit style drives recommended based on physical clearance issues.
	One Micro SD Drive with the same or larger capacity then the USB drives
			One Micro SD Drive with the same or larger capacity then the USB drives

	One USB drive for the installation files.		One USB drive for the installation files.

Txnintn at 20:27, 1 July 2023

2023-07-01T20:27:06Z

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	TYPE: watch cat /proc/mdstat		TYPE: watch cat /proc/mdstat


	Personalities : [raid1]		Personalities : [raid1]
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	The Raid MD1 is still resycing. Take a break, the drives should be finished in 20 to 30 minutes.		The Raid MD1 is still resycing. Take a break, the drives should be finished in 20 to 30 minutes.

	PRESS: ctrl + c to exit watch cat /proc/~~mtstat~~		PRESS: ctrl + c to exit watch cat /proc/mdtstat


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	Before executing the following commands mmcblk0, sda, and sdb must be the exact same size partitons.		Before executing the following commands mmcblk0, sda, and sdb must be the exact same size partitons.
	**************		**************
			Copy mmcblk0 disk partition table to sda and sdb
	sfdisk -d /dev/mmcblk0 \| sfdisk –force /dev/sda		sfdisk -d /dev/mmcblk0 \| sfdisk –force /dev/sda
	sfdisk -d /dev/mmcblk0 \| sfdisk –force /dev/sdb		sfdisk -d /dev/mmcblk0 \| sfdisk –force /dev/sdb
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	TYPE: madam --add /dev/md1 /dev/mmcblk0p2		TYPE: madam --add /dev/md1 /dev/mmcblk0p2

			View Raid One information
			TYPE: mdadm --detail /dev/md1

	~~TYPE: mdadm --detail /dev/md1~~
	/dev/md1		/dev/md1
	version : 1.2		version : 1.2

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	TYPE: watch cat /proc/mdstat<br>		TYPE: watch cat /proc/mdstat<br>
	<br>		<br>
	Personalities : [raid1]~~<br>~~		Personalities : [raid1]
	md1 : active raid1 sdb2[1] sda2[0]~~<br>~~		md1 : active raid1 sdb2[1] sda2[0]
	14723072 blocks super 1.2 [2/2] [UU]~~<br>~~		14723072 blocks super 1.2 [2/2] [UU]
	{>....................] resyc - 2.7% (397521/14723072) finish=22.1min speed=8768K/sec~~<br>~~		{>....................] resyc - 2.7% (397521/14723072) finish=22.1min speed=8768K/sec
	md0 : active raid1 sdb1[1] sda1[0]~~<br>~~		md0 : active raid1 sdb1[1] sda1[0]
	307136 blocks [2/2] [UU]<br>		307136 blocks [2/2] [UU]
			<br>
	<br>		<br>
	The Raid MD1 is still resycing. Take a break, the drives should be finished in 20 to 30 minutes.<br>		The Raid MD1 is still resycing. Take a break, the drives should be finished in 20 to 30 minutes.<br>
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	/dev/mmcblk0p2 301,0,1 1023,63,32 616448 31116287 30499840 14.5G fd Linux raid autodetect <-- <br>		/dev/mmcblk0p2 301,0,1 1023,63,32 616448 31116287 30499840 14.5G fd Linux raid autodetect <-- <br>
	<br>		<br>
	~~<br>~~
	Disk /dev/sda: 14 GB, 15401484288 bytes, 30081024 sectors <br>		Disk /dev/sda: 14 GB, 15401484288 bytes, 30081024 sectors <br>
	14688 cylinders, 64 heads, 32 sectors/track <br>		14688 cylinders, 64 heads, 32 sectors/track <br>
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	/dev/sda1 * 1,0,1 300,63,32 2048 616447 614400 300M fd Linux raid autodetect ok <br>		/dev/sda1 * 1,0,1 300,63,32 2048 616447 614400 300M fd Linux raid autodetect ok <br>
	/dev/sda2 301,0,1 1023,63,32 616448 30081023 29464576 14.0G fd Linux raid autodetect <-- <br>		/dev/sda2 301,0,1 1023,63,32 616448 30081023 29464576 14.0G fd Linux raid autodetect <-- <br>
	~~<br>~~		<br>
	<br>
	Disk /dev/sdb: 14 GB, 15401484288 bytes, 30081024 sectors <br>		Disk /dev/sdb: 14 GB, 15401484288 bytes, 30081024 sectors <br>
	14688 cylinders, 64 heads, 32 sectors/track <br>		14688 cylinders, 64 heads, 32 sectors/track <br>
	Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes <br>		Units: sectors of 1 * 512 = 512 bytes <br>
	<br>		<br>
	Device Boot StartCHS EndCHS StartLBA EndLBA Sectors Size Id Type <br>		Device Boot StartCHS EndCHS StartLBA EndLBA Sectors Size Id Type <br>
	/dev/sdb1 * 1,0,1 300,63,32 2048 616447 614400 300M fd Linux raid autodetect ok <br>		/dev/sdb1 * 1,0,1 300,63,32 2048 616447 614400 300M fd Linux raid autodetect ok <br>
	/dev/sdb2 301,0,1 1023,63,32 616448 30081023 29464576 14.0G fd Linux raid autodetect <-- <br>		/dev/sdb2 301,0,1 1023,63,32 616448 30081023 29464576 14.0G fd Linux raid autodetect <-- <br>
	~~<br>~~
	<br>		<br>
	If the Micro SD card is larger then /dev/sda2 and /dev/sdb2. <br>		If the Micro SD card is larger then /dev/sda2 and /dev/sdb2. <br>
	Resize the partion before continuing. <br>		Resize the partion before continuing. <br>
	~~<br>~~
	<br>		<br>
	Disk /dev/mmcblk0: 15 GB, 15931539456 bytes, 31116288 sectors <br>		Disk /dev/mmcblk0: 15 GB, 15931539456 bytes, 31116288 sectors <br>
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	/dev/mmcblk0p1 * 1,0,1 300,63,32 2048 616447 614400 300M c Win95 FAT32 (LBA) <br>		/dev/mmcblk0p1 * 1,0,1 300,63,32 2048 616447 614400 300M c Win95 FAT32 (LBA) <br>
	/dev/mmcblk0p2 301,0,1 1023,63,32 616448 30081023 29464576 14.0G fd Linux raid autodetect <br>		/dev/mmcblk0p2 301,0,1 1023,63,32 616448 30081023 29464576 14.0G fd Linux raid autodetect <br>
	~~<br>~~
	<br>		<br>
	Disk /dev/sda: 14 GB, 15401484288 bytes, 30081024 sectors <br>		Disk /dev/sda: 14 GB, 15401484288 bytes, 30081024 sectors <br>
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	/dev/sda1 * 1,0,1 300,63,32 2048 616447 614400 300M fd Linux raid autodetect <br>		/dev/sda1 * 1,0,1 300,63,32 2048 616447 614400 300M fd Linux raid autodetect <br>
	/dev/sda2 301,0,1 1023,63,32 616448 30081023 29464576 14.0G fd Linux raid autodetect <br>		/dev/sda2 301,0,1 1023,63,32 616448 30081023 29464576 14.0G fd Linux raid autodetect <br>
	~~<br>~~
	<br>		<br>
	Disk /dev/sdb: 14 GB, 15401484288 bytes, 30081024 sectors <br>		Disk /dev/sdb: 14 GB, 15401484288 bytes, 30081024 sectors <br>
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	/dev/sdb1 * 1,0,1 300,63,32 2048 616447 614400 300M fd Linux raid autodetect<br>		/dev/sdb1 * 1,0,1 300,63,32 2048 616447 614400 300M fd Linux raid autodetect<br>
	/dev/sdb2 301,0,1 1023,63,32 616448 30081023 29464576 14.0G fd Linux raid autodetect<br>		/dev/sdb2 301,0,1 1023,63,32 616448 30081023 29464576 14.0G fd Linux raid autodetect<br>
	~~<br>~~
	<br>		<br>
	Install sfdisk to copy partition table information <br>		Install sfdisk to copy partition table information <br>
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	Total Devices : 3		Total Devices : 3
	Persistence : Superblock is persistence		Persistence : Superblock is persistence
	~~<br>~~
	Update Time : Sat Jun 24 14:30:11 2023		Update Time : Sat Jun 24 14:30:11 2023
	State : clean		State : clean