How to get the status of a Linux software raid
The current status of a Linux software raid is written to the virtual file /proc/mdstat. You can view the status on the shell easily with the cat command: cat /proc/mdstat The output will look similar to this: Personalities : [raid0] [raid1] [raid6] [raid5] [raid4] md2 : active raid1 sda3[0] sdb3[1] 726266432 blocks [2/2] [UU] md1 ... Read more