Should I create partitions on mdadm software RAID devices?

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Issue

  • Should I create partitions on mdadm software RAID devices?
  • Can I create /dev/md0 and then use parted or fdisk to make partitions on that device?

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.4
  • mdadm software RAID

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