Re: Upgrading to RAID 5

[Pete Massiello <pmassiello@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Its the least used disk from a capacity standpoint, not a utilization.

    Pete

Billy Rowe wrote:

> Allen, Stuart wrote:
> >
> > Thanks Billy,
> >
> > Will the data get spread slowly as it is written? - so i'll have 70% util on
> > 12 disk arms, and almost 0 on the rest?
>
> Correct!!! When a file is copied and I beleive re-organized or when a
> program is compiled, etc., anytime an object is created or moved it will
> then be spread across the least used disk.
>
> > We're V4R2 - are there any other ways to balance the disk load as i don't
> > really want to splat the system & reload from tape!
>
> Not that I know of.
>
> billy
>
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