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PostPosted: Fri Nov 22, 2024 11:23 pm    Post subject: btrfs raid5/6 status ? Reply with quote

Hello,
Anyone using btrfs raid5/6 ? (I plan to do a raid6 with 6x hdd, currently on a 4x hdd btrfs raid10, without issue)
I read it is considered dangerous online but maybe it is not now ? (Almost 2025)
Or should I forget about it and go for mdadm/lvm + xfs/ext4 instead ?

Thanks.
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 23, 2024 2:17 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

IIRC it's far from being declared stable.
And chances are it won't be for a long while...
btrfs.readthedocs.io

Thks 4 ur attention, interest & support.
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PostPosted: Sat Nov 23, 2024 5:49 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

You should then go with btrfs-raid1 with three copies.
That'll guarantee you raid6 like failure protection.

Although lvm+xfs isn't a bad choice either.
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