[TriLUG] re-installing linux without losing data on RAID device

[Buddy Brewer]

* On Thursday, July 18, prhodes@vdsinc.com said:
> I'm not sure how to, or even if it's possible to, re-establish
> the RAID configuration under the fresh Linux install, without wiping out
> that data.

I've had success doing this in the past by just backing up /etc/raidtab,
reinstalling (not touching the data partitions, of course), and
copying raidtab back to the /etc directory.

Usual disclaimers (YMMV, make backups, etc.) apply.

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