Yes it is possible. Linux software raid works at the partition level not disk level.
Yyou have to use partitions with the same size on both disks wasting space on the larger disk.
From a theoretical point of view you could even use multiple partitions from the same disk but this is not recommended and it will decrease the reliability.
You can do this, but the Linux md driver is going to only be able to use the space of the smallest drive on each drive. You can partition the larger drives with partitions equal to the smallest drive. You could even in theory create multiple partitions on a single disk and add them to the array. This is likely not what you want as with most RAID levels losing a disk with two partitions will result in data loss.
If you partition the disk you could use the space for other uses. Perhaps data you care less about. Of course this could impact performance.
This is the same as most hardware raid controllers. ZFS will have similar issues as well.
Using something like btrfs will have better results. Although you will still lose some space if one disk is larger than the rest of your disks. Also there is some debate about the stability of raid5.
Yes it is possible. Linux software raid works at the partition level not disk level.
Yyou have to use partitions with the same size on both disks wasting space on the larger disk.
From a theoretical point of view you could even use multiple partitions from the same disk but this is not recommended and it will decrease the reliability.
yes, if you partition the disks to be the same size. Basically what'll happen is the usable area of each disk will equal the size of the smallest.
You can do this, but the Linux md driver is going to only be able to use the space of the smallest drive on each drive. You can partition the larger drives with partitions equal to the smallest drive. You could even in theory create multiple partitions on a single disk and add them to the array. This is likely not what you want as with most RAID levels losing a disk with two partitions will result in data loss.
If you partition the disk you could use the space for other uses. Perhaps data you care less about. Of course this could impact performance.
This is the same as most hardware raid controllers. ZFS will have similar issues as well.
Using something like btrfs will have better results. Although you will still lose some space if one disk is larger than the rest of your disks. Also there is some debate about the stability of raid5.