From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Jul 12 11:38:35 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 528F916A41C for ; Tue, 12 Jul 2005 11:38:35 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from gpt@tirloni.org) Received: from srv-03.bs2.com.br (srv-03.bs2.com.br [200.203.183.32]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A5CE443D4C for ; Tue, 12 Jul 2005 11:38:34 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from gpt@tirloni.org) Received: from localhost (localhost.bs2.com.br [127.0.0.1]) by srv-03.bs2.com.br (Postfix) with ESMTP id A66234BF9F; Tue, 12 Jul 2005 08:38:49 -0300 (BRT) Received: from [172.16.12.100] (unknown [200.138.88.6]) by srv-03.bs2.com.br (Postfix) with ESMTP id 340654BF9C; Tue, 12 Jul 2005 08:38:49 -0300 (BRT) Message-ID: <42D3ABB7.7030407@tirloni.org> Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2005 08:38:31 -0300 From: "Giovanni P. Tirloni" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.2-1.4.1.centos4 (X11/20050323) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: vd@datamax.bg References: <1473.201.11.22.205.1121134115.squirrel@webmail.bs2.com.br> <20050712053607.GA20712@sinanica.bg.datamax> In-Reply-To: <20050712053607.GA20712@sinanica.bg.datamax> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Odd ataraid situation X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2005 11:38:35 -0000 Vasil Dimov wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > >> But I'd like to ask if it'd theoretically be possible to create the RAID1 >>array (ar0) with only one disk and add the second one later? It'd work >>like a broken array for some time. It's just an idea :) >> > > > Find some unused disk, plug it into the machine, build the array, see > that FreeBSD is happy with ar0, then unplug that disk and you are ready. > > It's not what you asked for, but it is one possible solution for your > issue. If I use a 40GB disk with the 120GB one it creates a 40GB array. It seems correct but doesn't help. I thought about hacking ataraid somehow so it does the opossite but it seems ugly. -- Giovanni P. Tirloni / gpt@tirloni.org / PGP: 0xD0315C26