When to add a 2nd Parity disk?

[Paul_Ber]

Right now have 1 Parity(8TB) & 3 Data(6TB,3TB,3TB) disks.

 

About to add a 8TB, 6TB, 5TB disks when my LSI 9211-8i arrives. 

 

If I make that new 8TB a 2nd Parity disk can I add the other 2 drives at the same time?  They are all precleared 3 times.

 

 

 

 

[JorgeB]

You can add multiple data drives at once, but you can't add parity2 and data drive(s) at the same time.

[Paul_Ber]

5 minutes ago, JorgeB said:

You can add multiple data drives at once, but you can't add parity2 and data drive(s) at the same time.

Too bad.   You would think because the new data disks are zeroed it could add them and not allow any writes on the new disks until the parity 2 was done writing?

 

So guess if you wanted the additional space you would add the new data disks then after that add parity 2.

Edited January 5, 2021 by Paul_Ber

[trurl]

If the disks are precleared then it shouldn't take long to add then format them. You can install the disk that will become parity2 at the same time, just don't assign it yet.