Re: The state of btrfs RAID6 as of kernel 3.13-rc1

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Thank you.

Are the missing RAID5/6 standard features beeing worked on at the
moment or could it just as well take several years until the basic
features are in place and working?
Mvh

Hans-Kristian Bakke


On 24 November 2013 14:50, Hugo Mills <hugo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Sun, Nov 24, 2013 at 02:47:56PM +0100, Hans-Kristian Bakke wrote:
>> Hi
>>
>> What is the general state of btrfs RAID6 as of kernel 3.13-rc1 and the
>> latest btrfs tools?
>>
>> More specifically:
>> - Is it able to correct errors during scrubs?
>
>    Not yet, I believe.
>
>> - Is it able to transparently handle disk failures without downtime?
>
>    Not yet.
>
>> - Is it possible to convert btrfs RAID10 to RAID6 without recreating the fs?
>
>    Yes.
>
>> - Is it possible to add/remove drives to a RAID6 array?
>
>    Yes.
>
>    HTH,
>    Hugo.
>
>> Regards,
>>
>> Hans-Kristian
>
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