How do I resize software RAID partitions in GParted live?
I have a Linux RAID partition that I want to extend into empty space nondestructively. In GParted it has a lock symbol and right-clicking the partition brings up greyed out options. But on the GParted website it says it supports Linux software RAID. What can I do?
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I have a Linux RAID partition that I want to extend into empty space nondestructively. In GParted it has a lock symbol and right-clicking the partition brings up greyed out options. But on the GParted website it says it supports Linux software RAID. What can I do?
linux raid gparted
edited Nov 30 '14 at 16:19
karel
9,28093239
asked Oct 14 '14 at 10:56
ChrisChris
613
add a comment |
I have a Linux RAID partition that I want to extend into empty space nondestructively. In GParted it has a lock symbol and right-clicking the partition brings up greyed out options. But on the GParted website it says it supports Linux software RAID. What can I do?
linux raid gparted
edited Nov 30 '14 at 16:19
karel
9,28093239
asked Oct 14 '14 at 10:56
ChrisChris
613
I have a Linux RAID partition that I want to extend into empty space nondestructively. In GParted it has a lock symbol and right-clicking the partition brings up greyed out options. But on the GParted website it says it supports Linux software RAID. What can I do?
linux raid gparted
linux raid gparted
edited Nov 30 '14 at 16:19
karel
9,28093239
asked Oct 14 '14 at 10:56
ChrisChris
613
edited Nov 30 '14 at 16:19
karel
9,28093239
asked Oct 14 '14 at 10:56
ChrisChris
613
edited Nov 30 '14 at 16:19
karel
9,28093239
edited Nov 30 '14 at 16:19
karel
9,28093239
edited Nov 30 '14 at 16:19
karel
9,28093239
9,28093239
asked Oct 14 '14 at 10:56
ChrisChris
613
asked Oct 14 '14 at 10:56
ChrisChris
613
asked Oct 14 '14 at 10:56
ChrisChris
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613
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Lock symbol means the partition is in active use. You need to mdadm -f and mdadm -r the device from the active array.
As far as I can see though, gparted-0.20.0 still isn't able to resize an inactive linux-raid partition.
EDIT This may be related to the version of md metadata you have going. 0.90 apparently stores metadata at the end of partition, so moving the end around isn't goint to just work(tm). I don't have a 1.x metadata array to test on, so not sure if gparted is able to resize that.
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Just tried and failed to resize a RAID partition of a RAID 5 member, while it was in a USB dock, in a different machine than the array. Fails with gparted and with yast. Yast says "this partition type does not support resizing". I think it's safe to say that this does not work, and there's no way around failing, repartitioning and syncing each drive separately ...
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Lock symbol means the partition is in active use. You need to mdadm -f and mdadm -r the device from the active array.
As far as I can see though, gparted-0.20.0 still isn't able to resize an inactive linux-raid partition.
EDIT This may be related to the version of md metadata you have going. 0.90 apparently stores metadata at the end of partition, so moving the end around isn't goint to just work(tm). I don't have a 1.x metadata array to test on, so not sure if gparted is able to resize that.
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:22
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answered Nov 30 '14 at 16:18
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Just tried and failed to resize a RAID partition of a RAID 5 member, while it was in a USB dock, in a different machine than the array. Fails with gparted and with yast. Yast says "this partition type does not support resizing". I think it's safe to say that this does not work, and there's no way around failing, repartitioning and syncing each drive separately ...
– Zak
Feb 22 at 15:13
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Lock symbol means the partition is in active use. You need to mdadm -f and mdadm -r the device from the active array.
As far as I can see though, gparted-0.20.0 still isn't able to resize an inactive linux-raid partition.
EDIT This may be related to the version of md metadata you have going. 0.90 apparently stores metadata at the end of partition, so moving the end around isn't goint to just work(tm). I don't have a 1.x metadata array to test on, so not sure if gparted is able to resize that.
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:22
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answered Nov 30 '14 at 16:18
lkraavlkraav
9141118
Just tried and failed to resize a RAID partition of a RAID 5 member, while it was in a USB dock, in a different machine than the array. Fails with gparted and with yast. Yast says "this partition type does not support resizing". I think it's safe to say that this does not work, and there's no way around failing, repartitioning and syncing each drive separately ...
– Zak
Feb 22 at 15:13
add a comment |
Lock symbol means the partition is in active use. You need to mdadm -f and mdadm -r the device from the active array.
As far as I can see though, gparted-0.20.0 still isn't able to resize an inactive linux-raid partition.
EDIT This may be related to the version of md metadata you have going. 0.90 apparently stores metadata at the end of partition, so moving the end around isn't goint to just work(tm). I don't have a 1.x metadata array to test on, so not sure if gparted is able to resize that.
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:22
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answered Nov 30 '14 at 16:18
lkraavlkraav
9141118
Lock symbol means the partition is in active use. You need to mdadm -f and mdadm -r the device from the active array.
As far as I can see though, gparted-0.20.0 still isn't able to resize an inactive linux-raid partition.
EDIT This may be related to the version of md metadata you have going. 0.90 apparently stores metadata at the end of partition, so moving the end around isn't goint to just work(tm). I don't have a 1.x metadata array to test on, so not sure if gparted is able to resize that.
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:22
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answered Nov 30 '14 at 16:18
lkraavlkraav
9141118
edited Apr 13 '17 at 12:22
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answered Nov 30 '14 at 16:18
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9141118
answered Nov 30 '14 at 16:18
lkraavlkraav
9141118
answered Nov 30 '14 at 16:18
lkraavlkraav
9141118
9141118
Just tried and failed to resize a RAID partition of a RAID 5 member, while it was in a USB dock, in a different machine than the array. Fails with gparted and with yast. Yast says "this partition type does not support resizing". I think it's safe to say that this does not work, and there's no way around failing, repartitioning and syncing each drive separately ...
– Zak
Feb 22 at 15:13
add a comment |
Just tried and failed to resize a RAID partition of a RAID 5 member, while it was in a USB dock, in a different machine than the array. Fails with gparted and with yast. Yast says "this partition type does not support resizing". I think it's safe to say that this does not work, and there's no way around failing, repartitioning and syncing each drive separately ...
– Zak
Feb 22 at 15:13
Just tried and failed to resize a RAID partition of a RAID 5 member, while it was in a USB dock, in a different machine than the array. Fails with gparted and with yast. Yast says "this partition type does not support resizing". I think it's safe to say that this does not work, and there's no way around failing, repartitioning and syncing each drive separately ...
– Zak
Feb 22 at 15:13
Just tried and failed to resize a RAID partition of a RAID 5 member, while it was in a USB dock, in a different machine than the array. Fails with gparted and with yast. Yast says "this partition type does not support resizing". I think it's safe to say that this does not work, and there's no way around failing, repartitioning and syncing each drive separately ...
– Zak
Feb 22 at 15:13
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