Re: [zfs-discuss] Adding mirrors to an existing zfs-pool]

2011-07-28 Thread Bob Friesenhahn
On Thu, 28 Jul 2011, David Dyer-Bennet wrote: I'm still impressed by the ability to attach and detach arbitrary numbers of disks to mirrors. It makes upgrading mirrored disks very very safe, Zfs mirrors are super-cool. They are really flexible and recover quickly. Bob -- Bob Friesenhahn bf

Re: [zfs-discuss] Adding mirrors to an existing zfs-pool]

2011-07-28 Thread David Dyer-Bennet
On Tue, July 26, 2011 09:55, Cindy Swearingen wrote: > > Subject: Re: [zfs-discuss] Adding mirrors to an existing zfs-pool > Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2011 08:54:38 -0600 > From: Cindy Swearingen > To: Bernd W. Hennig > References: <342994905.11311662049567.JavaMail.Twebapp@

Re: [zfs-discuss] Adding mirrors to an existing zfs-pool

2011-07-26 Thread Fajar A. Nugraha
On Tue, Jul 26, 2011 at 1:33 PM, Bernd W. Hennig wrote: > G'Day, > > - zfs pool with 4 disks (from Clariion A) > - must migrate to Clariion B (so I created 4 disks with the same size, >  avaiable for the zfs) > > The zfs pool has no mirrors, my idea was to add the new 4 disks from > the Clariion B

Re: [zfs-discuss] Adding mirrors to an existing zfs-pool

2011-07-26 Thread hung-sheng tsao
Hi It is better just ceate new ool in array 8 Then use cpio ro copy the data On 7/26/11, Bernd W. Hennig wrote: > G'Day, > > - zfs pool with 4 disks (from Clariion A) > - must migrate to Clariion B (so I created 4 disks with the same size, > avaiable for the zfs) > > The zfs pool has no mirrors

Re: [zfs-discuss] Adding mirrors to an existing zfs-pool]

2011-07-26 Thread Cindy Swearingen
Subject: Re: [zfs-discuss] Adding mirrors to an existing zfs-pool Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2011 08:54:38 -0600 From: Cindy Swearingen To: Bernd W. Hennig References: <342994905.11311662049567.JavaMail.Twebapp@sf-app1> Hi Bernd, If you are talking about attaching 4 new disks to a non redundan

Re: [zfs-discuss] Adding mirrors to an existing zfs-pool

2011-07-26 Thread Andrew Gabriel
Bernd W. Hennig wrote: G'Day, - zfs pool with 4 disks (from Clariion A) - must migrate to Clariion B (so I created 4 disks with the same size, avaiable for the zfs) The zfs pool has no mirrors, my idea was to add the new 4 disks from the Clariion B to the 4 disks which are still in the pool -

[zfs-discuss] Adding mirrors to an existing zfs-pool

2011-07-26 Thread Bernd W. Hennig
G'Day, - zfs pool with 4 disks (from Clariion A) - must migrate to Clariion B (so I created 4 disks with the same size, avaiable for the zfs) The zfs pool has no mirrors, my idea was to add the new 4 disks from the Clariion B to the 4 disks which are still in the pool - and later remove the ori