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. -- === Hugo Mills: hugo@... carfax.org.uk | darksatanic.net | lug.org.uk === PGP key: 515C238D from wwwkeys.eu.pgp.net or http://www.carfax.org.uk --- "There's more than one way to do it" is not a commandment. It --- is a dire warning.
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