Re: [edlug] Upgrading Hard Disks on home server

[Dick Middleton <dick@xxx.xxx.xxx>]

On 05/06/10 07:22, Dick Middleton wrote:
> On 05/05/10 23:08, Colin Shorts wrote:
> > Roy Bamford wrote:
>
> > > Copy the old install to the new raid sets, being careful not to copy
> > > /dev, /proc and /sys from a live install. If you boot with a liveCD to
> > > do the copy its ok to copy those dirs.
>
> You don't have to do this copy stuff. mdadm allows you to grow
> partitions. You just put the new disk in with a bigger partition. Sync
> it with the small partition. Remove the small disk and then grow the big
> one to fill the partition. No need for reboots or anything!

That's a slight exageration - you'll need to reboot to change the 
hardware unless you have hot-swap devices.  Sata, scsi and usb are 
hot-swap capable but not IDE.

Dick
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