From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: "Daniel Korstad" Subject: RE: XFS on x86_64 Linux Question Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2007 09:53:59 -0500 Message-ID: <1487079138.1177772039666.JavaMail.root@gateway.korstad.net> References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: QUOTED-PRINTABLE Return-path: In-Reply-To: Content-Disposition: inline Sender: linux-raid-owner@vger.kernel.org To: linux-raid@vger.kernel.org Cc: jpiszcz@lucidpixels.com List-Id: linux-raid.ids Short answer, yep, I have done it.=20 =20 I don't know exactly what you are looking for, or what tools you need.=C2= =A0 The follow is my very recent experience.=20 =20 I have a FC4=C2=A0 x86_64 that I have been using for awhile.=C2=A0 I ha= ve a raided OS (raid 1on using the two separate IDE controllers) and raided = data drives (9 in a RAID6 on SATA controllers)=20 =20 I had replace the original OS drives with larger ones.=C2=A0 I wanted t= o take the new larger drives=E2=80=99 capacity and put that in the ext3 fs on = the raid 1.=20 =20 Last night I did this on the system;=20 mdadm --grow /dev/md0 --size=3Dmax=20 =20 But I had older resize2fs, it does not support ext resize on a live mou= nt filesystem, and since this partition was my / partition...=20 =20 I rebooted my system with knoppix and did;=20 =20 mdadm --assemble /dev/md0 /dev/hda1 /dev/hdc1=20 fsck.ext /dev/md0=20 resize2fs /dev/md0=20 =20 And reboot back to operational without any problems.=20 =20 My data raid6 is on a XFS.=C2=A0 It support live filesystem expansion (xfs_growfs while mounted).=C2=A0=C2=A0 I have not done anything with m= y xfs in knoppix but I am sure some tools are in there too.=20 =20 This is not a thorough test of tools on knoppix on my 64bit system but = from my experience, I can boot into it and assemble my raid within it.=20 =20 Dan. =20 ----- Inline Message Follows -----=20 To: xfs@oss.sgi.com=20 Cc: linux-raid@vger.kernel.org=20 =46rom: Justin Piszcz=20 Subject: Re: XFS on x86_64 Linux Question=20 =20 With correct CC'd address.=20 =20 =20 On Sat, 28 Apr 2007, Justin Piszcz wrote:=20 =20 > Hello--=20 >=20 > Had a quick question, if I re-provision a host with an Intel Core Duo= CPU =20 > with x86_64 Linux; I create a software raid array and use the XFS =20 > filesystem-- all in 64bit space...=20 >=20 > If I boot a recovery image such as Knoppix, it will not be able to wo= rk on =20 > the filesystem correct?=C2=A0=C2=A0I would need a 64bit live CD?=20 >=20 > Does the same apply to software raid?=C2=A0=C2=A0Can I mount a softwa= re raid created in =20 > a 64bit environment in a 32bit environment?=20 >=20 > Justin.=20 >=20 -=20 To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-raid" i= n=20 the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org=20 More majordomo info at=C2=A0=C2=A0http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info= =2Ehtml=20 =20 - 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