> > I agree. And the file copy to the raid5 would almost certainly run > > faster than any raid6 with "missing". Then the reshape is one > > operation > > to both expand the drive count and switch to raid6. > > If he's running 2.6.32 that option isn't available (if I remember > correctly). Since he didn't disclose what mdadm and kernel version he > was running, I suggested the safest path that works on most kernels and > mdadm versions. You're right. If he's on Ubuntu Lucid, that should be solvable with an upgrade to Precise with "do-release-upgrade", which has been stable for some time. Vennlige hilsener / Best regards roy -- Roy Sigurd Karlsbakk (+47) 98013356 roy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx http://blogg.karlsbakk.net/ GPG Public key: http://karlsbakk.net/roysigurdkarlsbakk.pubkey.txt -- I all pedagogikk er det essensielt at pensum presenteres intelligibelt. Det er et elementært imperativ for alle pedagoger å unngå eksessiv anvendelse av idiomer med xenotyp etymologi. I de fleste tilfeller eksisterer adekvate og relevante synonymer på norsk. -- 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
