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List:       evms-devel
Subject:    Re: [Evms-devel] How do I add a spare object to more than one
From:       "Daniel ." <constantine () soon ! com>
Date:       2004-10-27 20:28:09
Message-ID: 20041027202810.7AADC1CE304 () ws1-6 ! us4 ! outblaze ! com
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Hi, Kevin. 
 
Thanks for the response... 
 
> > is it possible to add a spare object to more than one raid-1 array? 
> 
> Nope. Sorry. 
[snip] 
> > Is it possible/safe to do it using mdadm? 
> 
> I haven't specifically tried this, but it ought to be possible. The important  
> thing to realize is that you need to tell mdadm to use the devices  
> in /dev/evms/.nodes/, instead of the normal devices. Thus, if your spare disk  
> is the first partition on the third SCSI disk, you'll need to tell mdadm to  
> use /dev/evms/.nodes/sdc1 instead of /dev/sdc1. 
 
Do these node names remain stable with the addition/removal of other drives? 
 
Is there any intention to replicate or provide the existing mdadm 'spare sharing' \
functionality in evms in the future?  I think it's a nice little feature to have... 
 
Thanks 
Daniel 
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