Re: Why can't I re-add my drive after partition shrink?

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On Fri, Jul 14 2017, Ram Ramesh wrote:

> On 07/13/2017 08:35 PM, NeilBrown wrote:
>> <snip
>> Please report output of "mdadm --examine" on both a device that is active
>> in the array, and the device that you are trying to add.
>> Also "mdadm --examine-bitmap" of a device that is active in the array.
>>
>> NeilBrown
>>
>>> I researched as much as I could on the net and came up with nothing
>>> except some one saying that mdadm keeps something at the end of the disk
>>> regardless of what it says about "Used Dev Size." Is it possible to move
>>> this info so that I could re-add?
>>>
>>> Ramesh
>>>
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> Neil,
>
>    Since the problem, I did not want to leave my md in degraded state. 
> So, I added my drive back and paid the penalty for rebuilding. I have 
> other disks that need to be resized and *can get you want*. Please let 
> me know if that is what you meant. If  you wanted the current info after 
> successfully rebuilding the array after a regular add, it is below.

I only requested the information because it might help fix, or explain,
your difficulty.  If you don't currently have a difficulty, then I don't
need to look at any details.

Thanks,
NeilBrown

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