Re: [linux-lvm] LVM on top of a 3ware 7500-12 RAID5 set.

[Jon Bendtsen <jon+lvm silicide dk>]

Jason L Tibbitts III wrote:
> 
> >>>>> "EB" == Erik Bussink <mailinglist bussink ch> writes:
> 
> EB> But when I start I'll probably only get 5 disk, and add disks to
> EB> the system as my need grow. This is where the LVM will help me
> EB> expand the LVs.
> 
> You can't just add a disk to a RAID5 set, though, unless 3ware has
> added that feature very recently.  You can add a whole new RAID set
> and add it to your volume group, of course.

He could run software raid ontop of it, maybe that will give him more
options as to change the size of the array



JonB