Hallo Neil,
Neil Brown <neilb@xxxxxxx> schrieb:
> If you use version 1.1 or 1.2 metadata, the metadata is stored at the
> start of the device, so it doesn't get lost. However the metadata has
> recorded in it the amount of usable space on the device. When you
> make the device bigger you would need to update this number.
> There is currently no way to update this for an active array.
>
> You can stop the array, and the re-assemble it with
> --update=devicesize
>
> this will update the field in the metadata which records the size of
> each device. You will then be able to grow the array to make use of
> all the space.
this is just all I needed to know. Stopping the array for this short time is not an issue.
Many thanks!
Lars
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