Yes. If you build RAID as a module then you won't have to reboot...
On Wed, 21 Jul 1999, Schackel, Fa. Integrata, ZRZ DA wrote:
> Hallo Marc,
>
> no I've not inreased the max num of disks (didn't even know).
> Do I have to rebuild the kernel?
>
> bye
> Bernhard
>
> > Schackel, Fa. Integrata, ZRZ DA wrote:
> > >
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > > I've managed to make new SCSI devices (/dev/sdq + /dev/sdr)
> > which are above
> > > the 16 preconfigured /dev's. (mknod)
> > > The partitions of the new devices are working.
> > >
> > > But by telling mdrun ... /dev/sdix .. /dev/sdqx, I get an
> > 'unknown argument
> > > 'dev/sdqx'' error.
> > >
> > > I'm still using mdtools 0.42 (shipped by SuSE).
> > > Are there some limitations?
> > >
> > Have you increased the maximum number of raid disks per md device in
> > md.h? If the above mdrun command is correct, then you want to bind 9
> > partitions together to form one md device. The normal limit is 8 IIRC.
> >
> > Marc
> >
