VMwareWorkstation8.0RHEL5.6mdadm implement soft RAID 5

1. Check the system drive letter [root @ rhel5 ~] # Fdisk-lDisk/dev/sda: 32.2 GB, 32212254720bytes255heads, 63 sectors/track, 3916 cylindersUnits = cylindersof16065 * 512 = 8225280 bytesDeviceBootStartEndBlocks

1. view system drive letters

[Root @ rhel5 ~] # Fdisk-l

Disk/dev/sda: 32.2 GB, 32212254720 bytes
255 heads, 63 sectors/track, 3916 cylinders
Units = cylinders of 16065*512 = 8225280 bytes

Device Boot Start End Blocks Id System
/Dev/sda1*1 13 104391 83 Linux
/Dev/sda2 14 1318 10482412 + 83 Linux
/Dev/sda3 1319 1579 2096482 + 82 Linux swap/Solaris
/Dev/sda4 1580 3916 18771952 + 5 Extended
/Dev/sda5 1580 3916 18771921 83 Linux

2. at system startup, choose VM> Settings> HardWare> Hard Disk> add> next> create new virtual disk> next> input Disk size. -> the Disk file is named as follows: raid5-0