Re: SWAP file on a RAID-10 array possible?

2007-08-18 Thread Tomas France
e initally on the RAID-1 array and then on the RAID-10 array sounds like a much simpler solution to me as it will allow me to change the size of the swap space more flexibly. Tomas - Original Message - From: "Michael Tokarev" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Tomas France

Re: SWAP file on a RAID-10 array possible?

2007-08-15 Thread Tomas France
Message - From: "David Greaves" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Tomas France" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2007 12:10 PM Subject: Re: SWAP file on a RAID-10 array possible? Tomas France wrote: Hi everyone, I apologize for asking such a f

SWAP file on a RAID-10 array possible?

2007-08-15 Thread Tomas France
Hi everyone, I apologize for asking such a fundamental question on the Linux-RAID list but the answers I found elsewhere have been contradicting one another. So, is it possible to have a swap file on a RAID-10 array? Thanks! Tomas - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscrib

Re: Is it possible to grow a RAID-10 array with mdadm?

2007-07-30 Thread Tomas France
in a live environment...which, looking at all the options and reading the documentation, makes me somewhat scared :) - Original Message - From: "Neil Brown" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Tomas France" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: Sent: Monday, July 30, 2007 1:07 PM

Re: Is it possible to grow a RAID-10 array with mdadm?

2007-07-30 Thread Tomas France
Original Message - From: "Neil Brown" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Tomas France" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: Sent: Monday, July 30, 2007 10:48 AM Subject: Re: Is it possible to grow a RAID-10 array with mdadm? On Sunday July 29, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi everyone,

Is it possible to grow a RAID-10 array with mdadm?

2007-07-29 Thread Tomas France
Hi everyone, Is it possible to add drives to an active RAID-10 array, using the "grow" switch with mdadm, just like it is possible with a RAID-5 array? Or perhaps there is another way? I have been looking for this information for a long time but have been unable to find it anywhere. The man