Is this URL right? " http://unthought.net/raidreconf)" I could nto access it??? Bo ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jakob Østergaard" <jakob@unthought.net> To: "Marcus Schommer" <schommer@rdts.de> Cc: <linux-raid@vger.kernel.org> Sent: Sunday, April 28, 2002 7:13 PM Subject: Re: raid 5 question > On Fri, Apr 26, 2002 at 10:47:05AM +0200, Marcus Schommer wrote: > > hello, > > is an existing raid5 array expandable in the way lvm is, > > so that i can add a disk, repartition and expand the file system on it? > > Well, yes and no. > > raidreconf (http://unthought.net/raidreconf) will do what you are asking, > so that makes it a "yes". But the conversion can take considerable time > (a full day or more is not unheard of) - since you should take a full > backup of your system anyway, maybe the fastest solution would be to > simply get the backup done, re-create the array, and restore. > > If your system has a lot of memory, it is possible that raidreconf is > faster. > > In any case, I would be interested in hearing your experiences if you > decide to try out raidreconf. > > > -- > ................................................................ > : jakob@unthought.net : And I see the elder races, : > :.........................: putrid forms of man : > : Jakob Østergaard : See him rise and claim the earth, : > : OZ9ABN : his downfall is at hand. : > :.........................:............{Konkhra}...............: > - > 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 > - 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
