Re: Test with raid 6 software

[Pol Hallen <debianen@fuckaround.org>]

> NOTE WELL: The md(4) man pages says that raid6 can handle the failure of
> any 2 disks.  You pulled 3.  Good way to hose the array.
Is failure the same of disconnession of disk?

I thinked there is it so. Because if the disk crash the all data are lost, but 
I if disconnect the disk there are date yet.

> Considering that this is a test, there should be no concern over data.
> You did a backup prior to this test?
Yes :-)

> You hosed the RAID6 array by pulling 3 disks.  The spares only help if a
> spare disk can get syncd before a third disk died.
> So, no, you have to make a new raid and restore from backup.
Is there another way to increase the security data?

Thanks 
Pol