} -----Original Message----- } From: linux-raid-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:linux-raid- } owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Richard Scobie } Sent: Monday, October 08, 2007 3:27 PM } To: linux-raid@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx } Subject: Re: very degraded RAID5, or increasing capacity by adding discs } } Janek Kozicki wrote: } } > Is it possible anyhow to create a "very degraded" raid array - a one } > that consists of 4 drives, but has only TWO ? } } No, but you can make a degraded 3 drive array, containing 2 drives and } then add the next drive to complete it. } } The array can then be grown (man mdadm, GROW section), to add the fourth. } } Regards, } } Richard I think someone once said you could create a 2 disk degraded RAID5 array with just 1 disk. Then add one later. Then expand as needed. Someone should test this. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-raid" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
