From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Jakob_=D8stergaard?= Subject: Re: raid 5 question Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2002 04:13:35 +0200 Sender: linux-raid-owner@vger.kernel.org Message-ID: <20020429041335.A12337@unthought.net> References: <20020426084705.GA22119@comet.tr.rdts.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE Return-path: Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20020426084705.GA22119@comet.tr.rdts.de>; from schommer@rdts.de on Fri, Apr 26, 2002 at 10:47:05AM +0200 To: Marcus Schommer Cc: linux-raid@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-raid.ids On Fri, Apr 26, 2002 at 10:47:05AM +0200, Marcus Schommer wrote: > hello, > is an existing raid5 array expandable in the way lvm is, > so that i can add a disk, repartition and expand the file system on i= t? Well, yes and no. raidreconf (http://unthought.net/raidreconf) will do what you are askin= g, so that makes it a "yes". But the conversion can take considerable tim= e (a full day or more is not unheard of) - since you should take a full backup of your system anyway, maybe the fastest solution would be to simply get the backup done, re-create the array, and restore. If your system has a lot of memory, it is possible that raidreconf is faster. In any case, I would be interested in hearing your experiences if you decide to try out raidreconf. --=20 =2E............................................................... : jakob@unthought.net : And I see the elder races, : :.........................: putrid forms of man : : Jakob =D8stergaard : See him rise and claim the earth, : : OZ9ABN : his downfall is at hand. : :.........................:............{Konkhra}...............: - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-raid" i= n the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html