Move drives within array without Parity-Check

[Entxawp]

I want to move Disk 4 to a different position in the array, so that the two precleared drives can take the position of Disk 4 and 5 and then the 4TB drive that now is Disk 4 will become disk 6 or 7. Is there a easy way to change the position of a drive in the array without having to run the entire array through a Parity-Check?

 

[itimpi]

27 minutes ago, Entxawp said:

I want to move Disk 4 to a different position in the array, so that the two precleared drives can take the position of Disk 4 and 5 and then the 4TB drive that now is Disk 4 will become disk 6 or 7. Is there a easy way to change the position of a drive in the array without having to run the entire array through a Parity-Check?

 

The calculations for parity1 are not affected by the position a drive occupies.    You can achieve the results you want by/;

• stop the array
• go to Tools >> New Config, select the option to keep current assignments; click the confirmation checkbox and click on Apply.
• return to the Main tab and change the assignments for the drives you want to the slots you want
• click the Parity is Valid checkbox
• start the array to commit the changes.

You can now follow the normal process for adding the pre-cleared drives.

 

[Entxawp]

1 hour ago, itimpi said:

The calculations for parity1 are not affected by the position a drive occupies.    You can achieve the results you want by/;

• stop the array
• go to Tools >> New Config, select the option to keep current assignments; click the confirmation checkbox and click on Apply.
• return to the Main tab and change the assignments for the drives you want to the slots you want
• click the Parity is Valid checkbox
• start the array to commit the changes.

You can now follow the normal process for adding the pre-cleared drives.

 

Thank you very much for the instructions, I will try it this way.

[Entxawp]

On 3/21/2020 at 5:08 PM, itimpi said:

The calculations for parity1 are not affected by the position a drive occupies.    You can achieve the results you want by/;

• stop the array
• go to Tools >> New Config, select the option to keep current assignments; click the confirmation checkbox and click on Apply.
• return to the Main tab and change the assignments for the drives you want to the slots you want
• click the Parity is Valid checkbox
• start the array to commit the changes.

You can now follow the normal process for adding the pre-cleared drives.

 

I forgot to send a conclusion but it worked, thank you very much!