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* Raid chunksize...
@ 2003-05-28 10:34 Matt
  2003-05-28 22:55 ` Tom Vier
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 4+ messages in thread
From: Matt @ 2003-05-28 10:34 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: linux-raid

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Hello, 
	I currently have a software raid0 setup with this configuration
raiddev                 /dev/md0
raid-level              0
nr-raid-disks           2
nr-spare-disks          0
persistent-superblock   1
chunk-size              4

device                  /dev/hda2
raid-disk               0

device                  /dev/hdc2
raid-disk               1

Both drives are 80 gig .. so the total comes out to 160 gig w/ raid0 .. Now is 
a chunksize of 4k to small (??), or is it optimal (??). Also I'am curios is 
there anyway to change the chunksize w/o lossing the raid array and the 
contents inside that array ? 

Thanks, 
Matt

- - Also Iam not on the list , so any replies please CC to me .. Thanks
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* Re: Raid chunksize...
  2003-05-28 10:34 Raid chunksize Matt
@ 2003-05-28 22:55 ` Tom Vier
  2003-05-29  0:40   ` Matt
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 4+ messages in thread
From: Tom Vier @ 2003-05-28 22:55 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Matt; +Cc: linux-raid

On Wed, May 28, 2003 at 03:34:49AM -0700, Matt wrote:
> raid-level              0
> chunk-size              4
>
> Both drives are 80 gig .. so the total comes out to 160 gig w/ raid0 .. Now is 
> a chunksize of 4k to small (??), or is it optimal (??). Also I'am curios is 

yes, i definetly think that's too small. try 16, 32, and 64. i'm using 32 w/
reiserfs. the only way to really find the optimal size, is of course to try
different sizes timing what you typically use the drives for.

> there anyway to change the chunksize w/o lossing the raid array and the 
> contents inside that array ? 

nope.

-- 
Tom Vier <tmv@comcast.net>
DSA Key ID 0xE6CB97DA

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* Re: Raid chunksize...
  2003-05-28 22:55 ` Tom Vier
@ 2003-05-29  0:40   ` Matt
  2003-05-29  2:01     ` Tom Vier
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 4+ messages in thread
From: Matt @ 2003-05-29  0:40 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Tom Vier; +Cc: linux-raid

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what about using raidreconf , to reconfigure the array ?? 

Matt


On Wednesday 28 May 2003 03:55 pm, you wrote:
> On Wed, May 28, 2003 at 03:34:49AM -0700, Matt wrote:
> > raid-level              0
> > chunk-size              4
> >
> > Both drives are 80 gig .. so the total comes out to 160 gig w/ raid0 ..
> > Now is a chunksize of 4k to small (??), or is it optimal (??). Also I'am
> > curios is
>
> yes, i definetly think that's too small. try 16, 32, and 64. i'm using 32
> w/ reiserfs. the only way to really find the optimal size, is of course to
> try different sizes timing what you typically use the drives for.
>
> > there anyway to change the chunksize w/o lossing the raid array and the
> > contents inside that array ?
>
> nope.
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* Re: Raid chunksize...
  2003-05-29  0:40   ` Matt
@ 2003-05-29  2:01     ` Tom Vier
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 4+ messages in thread
From: Tom Vier @ 2003-05-29  2:01 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Matt; +Cc: linux-raid

On Wed, May 28, 2003 at 05:40:56PM -0700, Matt wrote:
> what about using raidreconf , to reconfigure the array ?? 

damn, wish i had know about that a week ago. would have saved me a lot of
time. backup everything and give it a try. let me know if works/doesn't.

-- 
Tom Vier <tmv@comcast.net>
DSA Key ID 0xE6CB97DA

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