Re: RAID 5/6

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On Mon, Oct 22, 2012 at 10:58:07AM -0500, Michael wrote:
> Does anyone know when RAID 5/6 are planned to be included in the
> Kernel?

   This is in the FAQ:

https://btrfs.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/FAQ#Can_I_use_RAID.5B56.5D_on_my_Btrfs_filesystem.3F

   Short answer: Not yet, probably soon.

> I am starting to buy parts for my next computer and would very
> much like to use BTRFS because I want a FS that can grow and also
> recover from undetected read errors - it will be large enough that
> these are possible. I'm hoping that it will be available for use in
> the coming months.

   You can switch storage types on the fly, so you could at least
start with RAID-1, and then restripe to RAID-5 (or -6) when it's
stable enough for you. This assumes that you can manage to use RAID-1
in the first place and expand later.

   Hugo.

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