From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-3.8 required=3.0 tests=BAYES_00, HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,NICE_REPLY_A,SPF_HELO_NONE, SPF_PASS autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from mail.kernel.org (mail.kernel.org [198.145.29.99]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2580AC43461 for ; Sun, 13 Sep 2020 12:50:38 +0000 (UTC) Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [23.128.96.18]) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D410421548 for ; Sun, 13 Sep 2020 12:50:37 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1725928AbgIMMud (ORCPT ); Sun, 13 Sep 2020 08:50:33 -0400 Received: from li1843-175.members.linode.com ([172.104.24.175]:42736 "EHLO mail.stoffel.org" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1725919AbgIMMu3 (ORCPT ); Sun, 13 Sep 2020 08:50:29 -0400 Received: from quad.stoffel.org (066-189-075-104.res.spectrum.com [66.189.75.104]) (using TLSv1.3 with cipher TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits) key-exchange X25519 server-signature RSA-PSS (2048 bits) server-digest SHA256) (No client certificate requested) by mail.stoffel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id F03771F125; Sun, 13 Sep 2020 08:50:27 -0400 (EDT) Received: by quad.stoffel.org (Postfix, from userid 1000) id 50771A666B; Sun, 13 Sep 2020 08:50:27 -0400 (EDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-ID: <24414.5523.261076.733659@quad.stoffel.home> Date: Sun, 13 Sep 2020 08:50:27 -0400 From: "John Stoffel" To: antlists Cc: John Stoffel , linux-raid@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Linux raid-like idea In-Reply-To: <9ba44595-8986-0b22-7495-d8a15fb96dbd@youngman.org.uk> References: <1cf0d18c-2f63-6bca-9884-9544b0e7c54e.ref@aim.com> <1cf0d18c-2f63-6bca-9884-9544b0e7c54e@aim.com> <5F54146F.40808@youngman.org.uk> <274cb804-9cf1-f56c-9ee4-56463f052c09@aim.com> <38f9595b-963e-b1f5-3c29-ad8981e677a7@aim.com> <9220ea81-3a81-bb98-22e3-be1a123113a1@youngman.org.uk> <24413.1342.676749.275674@quad.stoffel.home> <9ba44595-8986-0b22-7495-d8a15fb96dbd@youngman.org.uk> X-Mailer: VM 8.2.0b under 26.1 (x86_64-pc-linux-gnu) Sender: linux-raid-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-raid@vger.kernel.org >>>>> "antlists" == antlists writes: antlists> On 12/09/2020 18:28, John Stoffel wrote: >> I had one of my 4tb disks fall out of my main VG, but I didn't lose >> and data, I just checked the disk and added it back in. I've got a >> new 4tb disk on order along with a drive cage so I can balance things >> better. >> >> But it's almost to the point where it's cheaper to buy a pair of 8tb >> drives to replace the 4x4tb drives I'm using now. But I probably >> won't. >> antlists> You should have bought an 8TB to replace the 4 ... one more antlists> failure :-( and you would have your 2x8 (and raid-0 the antlists> remaining 4s to provide your 3rd mirror). I know, I really need to buy another drive, but my main system is full, so I *also* need to either get a new case, or one of those 5 x 3.5" into 3 x 5.25" bay cages to make some room. Decisions... decisions... >> I could write for hours here... it's a tough problem space to work >> through. antlists> Made worse if, like me, you're more into logical antlists> completeness than "will it finish in finite time" :-) For sure!