ReclaiMe Data Recovery Training

Partition Recovery Course - md-raid Test

Check what md superblock versions exist

0.9
1.x
0.8
2.x

md-raid allows to create arrays without superblocks at all

false
rue

Where are copies of superblock stored?

only on the first member disk in the beginning
on each array disk either in the beginning of the disk or in the end
on each array disk always in the beginning
only on the first member disk in the end

Check operating system md-raid is used with

Linux
Windows
MacOS

Check what can be designated as "md"

NASes using Linux
driver
disks from a NAS
software RAID metadata

The superblock part describing an array is

the same only on first and the last disks
different on each array member disk
the same on all array member disks

Check what some NASes can do on the good disks in case of a NAS failure

destroy GPT partitions
spoil md superblocks
erase some user data
change array block size

If one of the array disk has a damaged superblock how you can fix it?

copy a superblock along with all GPT table from a healthy disk and edit a role for the disk with damaged superblock
just copy a superblock from a healthy disk
copy a superblock along with all GPT table from a healthy disk

In what devices md-raid is commonly used?

NASes
Windows Servers
DASes

What is the difference between 1.x versions of md superblock?

superblock location
superblock configuration
superblock format

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