testfire10
Dabbler
- Joined
- Aug 1, 2021
- Messages
- 46
Hi folks, I had a disk in my 6X disk RAIDz2 pool fail (which has 6X 8TB HGST HDDs). I replaced that disk with one of the same size (indeed, the same model), and the replacement went well, no issues.
At the time, I went ahead and bought a 10TB disk as a spare, because it's getting harder to find the 8TB versions, and in this case was the only one available. It occurred to me that I may reach a point where I'm unable to find any 8TB disks, or at the very least, finding 10 (or more) TB disks is easier/more cost effective.
My question is: if I replace one by one all 6X disks in the pool with 10TB disks, am I ever able to take advantage of the additional space? Is there a procedure to do this - i.e. upgrade in place to additional storage?
At the time, I went ahead and bought a 10TB disk as a spare, because it's getting harder to find the 8TB versions, and in this case was the only one available. It occurred to me that I may reach a point where I'm unable to find any 8TB disks, or at the very least, finding 10 (or more) TB disks is easier/more cost effective.
My question is: if I replace one by one all 6X disks in the pool with 10TB disks, am I ever able to take advantage of the additional space? Is there a procedure to do this - i.e. upgrade in place to additional storage?