Re: [zfs-discuss] Remove non-redundant disk

2010-07-07 Thread Erik Trimble
On 7/7/2010 3:13 PM, Peter Jeremy wrote: On 2010-Jul-08 02:39:05 +0800, Garrett D'Amore wrote: I believe that long term folks are working on solving this problem. I believe bp_rewrite is needed for this work. Accepted. Mid/short term, the solution to me at least seems to be to

Re: [zfs-discuss] Remove non-redundant disk

2010-07-07 Thread Freddie Cash
On Wed, Jul 7, 2010 at 3:13 PM, Peter Jeremy wrote: > On 2010-Jul-08 02:39:05 +0800, Garrett D'Amore wrote: >>I believe that long term folks are working on solving this problem.  I >>believe bp_rewrite is needed for this work. > > Accepted. > >>Mid/short term, the solution to me at least seems to

Re: [zfs-discuss] Remove non-redundant disk

2010-07-07 Thread Peter Jeremy
On 2010-Jul-08 02:39:05 +0800, Garrett D'Amore wrote: >I believe that long term folks are working on solving this problem. I >believe bp_rewrite is needed for this work. Accepted. >Mid/short term, the solution to me at least seems to be to migrate your >data to a new zpool on the newly configur

Re: [zfs-discuss] Remove non-redundant disk

2010-07-07 Thread Garrett D'Amore
I believe that long term folks are working on solving this problem. I believe bp_rewrite is needed for this work. Mid/short term, the solution to me at least seems to be to migrate your data to a new zpool on the newly configured array, etc. Most enterprises don't incrementally upgrade an array

Re: [zfs-discuss] Remove non-redundant disk

2010-07-07 Thread Marty Scholes
> I think the request is to remove vdev's from a pool. > Not currently possible. Is this in the works? Actually, I think this is two requests, hashed over hundreds of times in this forum: 1. Remove a vdev from a pool 2. Nondisruptively change vdev geometry #1 above has a stunningly obvious use

Re: [zfs-discuss] Remove non-redundant disk

2010-07-06 Thread Edward Ned Harvey
> From: zfs-discuss-boun...@opensolaris.org [mailto:zfs-discuss- > boun...@opensolaris.org] On Behalf Of Cassandra Pugh > > I would like to be able to shrink a pool and remove a non-redundant > disk. > > Is this something that is in the works? I think the request is to remove vdev's from a pool.

Re: [zfs-discuss] Remove non-redundant disk

2010-07-06 Thread Cassandra Pugh
I tried zfs replace, however the new drive is slightly smaller, and even with a -f, it refuses to replace the drive. I guess i will have to export the pool and destroy this one to get my drives back. Still would like the ability to shrink a pool. - Cassandra (609) 243-2413 Unix Administrator "F

Re: [zfs-discuss] Remove non-redundant disk

2010-07-06 Thread Roy Sigurd Karlsbakk
- Original Message - > The pool is not redundant, so I would suppose, yes, is is Raid-1 on > the software level. > > I have a few drives, which are on a specific array, which I would like > to remove from this pool. > > I have discovered the "replace" command, and I am going to try and >

Re: [zfs-discuss] Remove non-redundant disk

2010-07-06 Thread Cassandra Pugh
The pool is not redundant, so I would suppose, yes, is is Raid-1 on the software level. I have a few drives, which are on a specific array, which I would like to remove from this pool. I have discovered the "replace" command, and I am going to try and replace, 1 for 1, the drives I would like to

Re: [zfs-discuss] Remove non-redundant disk

2010-07-06 Thread Roy Sigurd Karlsbakk
- Original Message - > Hello list, > > This has probably been discussed, however I would like to bring it up > again, so that the powers that be, know someone else is looking for > this feature. > > I would like to be able to shrink a pool and remove a non-redundant > disk. > > Is this s