From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Ram Ramesh Subject: Re: Why can't I re-add my drive after partition shrink? Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2017 00:15:47 -0500 Message-ID: <8d3e1264-2f0a-6ee9-52b5-edddc1e6f185@gmail.com> References: <2ea5ed99-05b5-25d2-c9d4-8ce1f4945eaa@gmail.com> <87tw2f2425.fsf@notabene.neil.brown.name> <0341a04d-9aa5-7665-d9ff-527fe9fc8238@gmail.com> <87pod0ypmh.fsf@notabene.neil.brown.name> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: In-Reply-To: <87pod0ypmh.fsf@notabene.neil.brown.name> Sender: linux-raid-owner@vger.kernel.org To: NeilBrown , Linux Raid List-Id: linux-raid.ids On 07/16/2017 05:37 PM, NeilBrown wrote: > On Fri, Jul 14 2017, Ram Ramesh wrote: > >> On 07/13/2017 08:35 PM, NeilBrown wrote: >>> >> Please report output of "mdadm --examine" on both a device that is active >>> in the array, and the device that you are trying to add. >>> Also "mdadm --examine-bitmap" of a device that is active in the array. >>> >>> NeilBrown >>> >>>> I researched as much as I could on the net and came up with nothing >>>> except some one saying that mdadm keeps something at the end of the disk >>>> regardless of what it says about "Used Dev Size." Is it possible to move >>>> this info so that I could re-add? >>>> >>>> Ramesh >>>> >>>> -- >>>> To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-raid" in >>>> the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org >>>> More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html >> Neil, >> >> Since the problem, I did not want to leave my md in degraded state. >> So, I added my drive back and paid the penalty for rebuilding. I have >> other disks that need to be resized and *can get you want*. Please let >> me know if that is what you meant. If you wanted the current info after >> successfully rebuilding the array after a regular add, it is below. > I only requested the information because it might help fix, or explain, > your difficulty. If you don't currently have a difficulty, then I don't > need to look at any details. > > Thanks, > NeilBrown Thanks for your time. Yes, I still have the problem as I need to shrink other 5 disks in the array and I like to re-add rather than add and rebuild each time. The host with the array is currently busy, and I will get this info tomorrow when I attempt the process on my next hard drive. Ramesh