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From: Roman Mamedov <rm@romanrm.ru>
Subject: Re: Is (non-failed) disk replace possible without loosing
 redundancy ?
Date: Fri, 12 Apr 2013 16:01:24 +0600
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On Thu, 11 Apr 2013 14:52:59 -0700
Keith Keller <kkeller@wombat.san-francisco.ca.us> wrote:

> Is there any way to accomplish the same sort of
> thing in a RAID5 or 6?

There is the "want_replacement" mechanism. It exists, it works perfectly, b=
ut
from this thread it looks like no one knows about it. Actually I am not sure
where it is documented, try searching the mail list archives.


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With respect,
Roman

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