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From: Robin Hill <robin@robinhill.me.uk>
Subject: Re: replacing drives
Date: Thu, 2 May 2013 15:54:11 +0100
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On Thu May 02, 2013 at 03:56:54PM +0200, Roberto Nunnari wrote:

> Robin Hill wrote:
> > The safest option would be:
> >  - add in the new disks
> >  - partition to at least the same size as your existing partitions (they
> >    can be larger)
> >  - add the new partitions into the arrays (they'll go in as spares)
> >  - grow the arrays to 4 members (this avoids any loss of redundancy)
> >  - wait for the resync to complete
> >  - install grub/lilo/syslinux to the new disks
>=20
> Ok.. got here.
>=20
>=20
> >  - fail and remove the old disk partitions from the arrays
>=20
> Now.. I may need some guidance for the next steps.. please correct me if=
=20
> I'm wrong..
>=20
> to fail the old disk partition from the arrays I should:
> mdadm -f /dev/md0 /dev/sda1
> mdadm -f /dev/md1 /dev/sda2
> mdadm -f /dev/md2 /dev/sda3
> mdadm -f /dev/md0 /dev/sdc1
> mdadm -f /dev/md1 /dev/sdc2
> mdadm -f /dev/md2 /dev/sdc3
>=20
> and to remove the old disk partition from the arrays I should:
> mdadm -r /dev/md0 /dev/sda1
> mdadm -r /dev/md1 /dev/sda2
> mdadm -r /dev/md2 /dev/sda3
> mdadm -r /dev/md0 /dev/sdc1
> mdadm -r /dev/md1 /dev/sdc2
> mdadm -r /dev/md2 /dev/sdc3
>=20
> correct?
>=20
Assuming sda & sdc are your old drives, yes (they were sda & sdb in your
original mail, but possibly they've been reordered if you've rebooted
with the new drives in).

>=20
> >  - shrink the arrays back down to 2 members
>=20
> to shrink the arrays back down to two members:
> mdadm --grow --raid-devices=3D2 /dev/md0
> mdadm --grow --raid-devices=3D2 /dev/md1
> mdadm --grow --raid-devices=3D2 /dev/md2
>=20
> correct?
>=20
Yes, that's all correct.

Cheers,
    Robin
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