From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Tomasz Torcz Subject: Re: How to un degrade RAID10. Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2010 08:16:21 +0200 Message-ID: <20100621061620.GA32230@mother.pipebreaker.pl> References: <1277098982.4c1efbe612349@postoffice.tpg.com.au> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii To: linux-btrfs@vger.kernel.org Return-path: In-Reply-To: <1277098982.4c1efbe612349@postoffice.tpg.com.au> List-ID: On Mon, Jun 21, 2010 at 03:43:02PM +1000, ibm-main@tpg.com.au wrote: > Did a (normal, non-RAID) mkfs on the partition, then attempted to add it > back as per the wiki. Won't mount without the degraded option even > though the 4 partitions are accepted o.k, and a re-balance worked. > The array now reports as 5 devices with #2 (the original slot for sda8) > now vacant - dare I say "missing". It reports as "*** Some devices missng" > This seems counter intuitive to me. Suggestions ?. You can pass "missing" to "btrfs device delete". -- Tomasz Torcz ,,If you try to upissue this patchset I shall be seeking xmpp: zdzichubg@chrome.pl an IP-routable hand grenade.'' -- Andrew Morton (LKML)