>> zpool add -f external c12t0d0p0 >> zpool add -f external c13t0d0p0 (it wouldn't work without -f, and I believe >> that's because the fs was online) > > No, it had nothing to do with the pool being online. It was because a > single disk was being added to a pool with raidz2. The error message that > zpool would have displayed, without the -f, is something like: 'mismatched > replication level'. > > By using the -f the files are now striping among three vdevs: the original > raidz2, and each of the new disks.
Aren't one supposed to be able to add more disks to an existing raidz(2) pool and have the data spread all disks in the pool automagically? -- regards Claus When lenity and cruelty play for a kingdom, the gentlest gamester is the soonest winner. Shakespeare _______________________________________________ zfs-discuss mailing list zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zfs-discuss
