This blogs lists the steps around creating RAID5 volume on Linux using local disks.

We will start by installing software RAID on Linux system

# yum install mdadm Loaded plugins: ulninfo Resolving Dependencies --> Running transaction check ---> Package mdadm.x86_64 0:4.1-1.0.1.el7 will be installed --> Processing Dependency: libreport-filesystem for package: mdadm-4.1-1.0.1.el7.x86_64 --> Running transaction check ---> Package libreport-filesystem.x86_64 0:2.1.11-43.0.1.el7 will be installed --> Finished Dependency Resolution Dependencies Resolved ================================================================================ Package Arch Version Repository Size ================================================================================ Installing: mdadm x86_64 4.1-1.0.1.el7 ol7_latest 435 k Installing for dependencies: libreport-filesystem x86_64 2.1.11-43.0.1.el7 ol7_latest 40 k Transaction Summary ================================================================================ Install 1 Package (+1 Dependent package) Total download size: 475 k Installed size: 1.0 M Is this ok [y/d/N]: y Downloading packages: (1/2): libreport-filesystem-2.1.11-43.0.1.el7.x86_64.rpm | 40 kB 00:00 (2/2): mdadm-4.1-1.0.1.el7.x86_64.rpm | 435 kB 00:00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total 1.8 MB/s | 475 kB 00:00 Running transaction check Running transaction test Transaction test succeeded Running transaction Installing : libreport-filesystem-2.1.11-43.0.1.el7.x86_64…