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July 20th, 2016 16:00
Convert RAID 10 (no-spares) to RAID 6 accelerated
Hello all,
Is there any way to convert a RAID 10 (no-spares) array to RAID 6 accelerated? The GUI says that the selected conversion is not supported. The array is only 1/3 full so I was hoping there is some way to resize the array and make a smaller new array that can be gradually resized to takeover the old space as I would prefer not to reinitialize the entire array.
Thanks in advance!
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justj0sh
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July 21st, 2016 13:00
Hello,
I have the required combination of drives for the hybrid configuration. Or rather I purchased the required number of Dell SSDs to get the required configuration (the option to change into RAID 6 accelerated appears but throws an error when clicked on).
It feels like choosing RAID 10 no spares was a horrible idea from the start and now I can't convert it into other arrays. For example, is there any way to convert a RAID 10 (no spares) array to regular RAID 10 with hot spares? Using the GUI allows clicking on RAID 10 but doesn't produce any results.
justj0sh
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July 21st, 2016 17:00
No they're no longer under contract. Some drives failed and we took them out and made a smaller pool. Now we're trying to plug the leftover drives over from a hybrid SAN that failed.
Adding in compatible drives don't work as the SAN simply starts expanding the array (larger RAID 10 no spares array).