It is possible to resize the filesystem (ext2), but it is NOT possible to resize the raid 5.
There has been some experimental work done in the area of resizing raid 5 arrays (and raid 0), but it is a risky proposition and never was completed.
You either need to 1) backup data, put in new disks, create new raid, make new filesystem, restore, or 2) add new disks, create new raid, make new filesystem, copy, remove old disks.
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From: Anton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, August 08, 2000 11:36 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: bigger disks
Suppose I have a SW RAID5 over 5 disks, 9.1 G each
We are getting to a point where we need more space, but the box has no
more space. So I am wondering how I might go about upgrading the disks to
bigger capacity volumes. Suppose I insert bigger disks one by one and let
the array reconstruct. Now when all of the disks have been replaced, will
the md driver notice that it can expand itself? Or am I just kidding
myself and I would need to recreate the filesystem in order to grow its
size?
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ai
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