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On Linux, you can expose raw image files as storage devices using "loop devices" - the "losetup" command will turn any flat file into an attached storage device
by Nextgrid 3y ago
On Linux, you can expose raw image files as storage devices using "loop devices" - the "losetup" command will turn any flat file into an attached storage device as /dev/loop*, you can then run your RAID of choice on that.
By the way, if you want to play with ZFS, it supports using flat files as backing "devices" naturally, so you don't even need to fake a drive using loop devices.