>On Sun Jun 07, 2009 at 08:56:42PM -0500, Leslie Rhorer wrote: > >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: linux-raid-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:linux-raid- >> > owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Carlos Carvalho >> > Sent: Sunday, June 07, 2009 8:54 PM >> > To: linux-raid@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> > Subject: RE: How to un-degrade an array after a totally spurious failure? >> > >> > Leslie Rhorer (lrhorer@xxxxxxxxxxx) wrote on 7 June 2009 20:43: >> > >OK, what about a RAID 6 array with one failed disk? Is the remove & add >> > >the best option there, or should one apply a different method? >> > >> > It is, since that's what the raid is for. It's still operational. >> > We've done it here and it works. >> >> Well, yes, I know it should work. The question is, "Is it the best method?" I don't understand what you mean. It is the only method. Everything should be perfectly fine because of the redundancy. You only have to do tricks when you have more failed disks than the array supports, which always involves a certain risk. -- 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
