Re:Don’t Be Afraid of RAID
by gravitas on Sunday May 24, 2020 @01:02PM
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> Expanding storage with Linux device mapper involves failing and replacing each storage device
The same process is generally true of mainstream enterprise controllers such as Dell PowerEdge/PERC and HPe ProLiant/SmartArray; each existing drive is failed out (in turn) and the RAID rebuilt onto the new larger drive, then the controller array container is expanded once all drives are replaced.
The same process is generally true of mainstream enterprise controllers such as Dell PowerEdge/PERC and HPe ProLiant/SmartArray; each existing drive is failed out (in turn) and the RAID rebuilt onto the new larger drive, then the controller array container is expanded once all drives are replaced.