On Thu, 2004-08-12 at 07:26, Ben Donohue wrote: > Hi Slugs, > Sorry for the OT post. > I've a raid 5 array with four 9.1GB disks. Can't find a 9GB disk to > replace it but have a 36Gb disk handy. > It's the same SCSI type and pins. Would putting a 36gb in a 9GB RAID > array work as in the RAID uses this disk and rebuilds even if only 9GB > of it. > It's only a temp solution and a new server is coming to replace it > anyway. just has to last a couple of weeks.
Yes it will work, and as you describe you only get 9GB. You will take a performance hit if the news disk's rotational speed (the "RPM") is less than that of the other units in the raidset. You might take a hit from other minor differences too (which is why the disks in a raidset are usually exactly the same). -- Glen Turner Tel: (08) 8303 3936 or +61 8 8303 3936 Australian Academic & Research Network www.aarnet.edu.au -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html
