From: Xen <list@xenhideout.nl>
To: linux-lvm@redhat.com
Subject: Re: [linux-lvm] raid10 to raid what? - convert
Date: Thu, 19 Oct 2017 00:04:22 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <c2bc73c4d92b3c476ced8b4ffae5b9c2@xenhideout.nl> (raw)
lejeczek schreef op 18-10-2017 17:52:
> I'm still looking for an answer - if it's possible then how to split
> raid10 into two raid0 LVs(with perhaps having data intact?)
> I've been fiddling with --splitmirrors but either I got it wrong or I
> didn't and command just fails.
> More than contemplating theories and general knowledge on raid I'd
> prise a lot succinct, concrete info, actuall experience of "howto".
Sorry that I can't help you here, but I believe it is possible with
mdraid.
However note that if you can spend the time you could take two disks,
wipe them, put raid 0 on it, and then copy the still functioning RAID 10
over. I know that's not what you're asking but personally I have no
hands-on experience with LVM raid and metadata.
I assume that even if you were to manage to get a raid 0 going with pure
DM commands you'd still need to change LVM's metadata and no clue how to
do that myself.
Conceivably, copying your data over is not ideal but it should not take
longer than a day?
Don't forget that RAID 10 is 2 stripes of mirrors...
But LVM typically prevents you to operate on a volume group if not all
PVs are present...
Anyway if it can't be done by lvconvert, it probably can't be done
(without whatever complex thing).
next reply other threads:[~2017-10-18 22:04 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2017-10-18 22:04 Xen [this message]
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2017-10-16 9:02 [linux-lvm] raid10 to raid what? - convert lejeczek
2017-10-16 21:16 ` John Stoffel
2017-10-17 9:03 ` lejeczek
2017-10-17 20:57 ` Stuart D. Gathman
2017-10-17 21:21 ` Stuart D. Gathman
2017-10-18 5:36 ` Tanstaafl
2017-10-18 13:33 ` Stuart D. Gathman
2017-10-18 15:52 ` lejeczek
2017-10-18 20:46 ` John Stoffel
2017-10-19 10:54 ` lejeczek
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