Hey,
for this question, let's assume we have a vdev of 6 drives where 5 are 1TB and 1 is 500GB. so the entire pool would be built according to the smallest drive as if they were all 6 x 500GB. So, replacing that 1 x 500GB with a 1TB drive would make the entire pool expand/grow into 6 x 1TB.
What about the opposite case where we have 1 x 1TB and 5 x 500GB, and we still have a pool acting as 6 x 500GB, can we replace that 1TB drive with a 500GB disk and keep the pool the same size as before (6 x 500GB)?
(of course without loosing any data)
MtK
for this question, let's assume we have a vdev of 6 drives where 5 are 1TB and 1 is 500GB. so the entire pool would be built according to the smallest drive as if they were all 6 x 500GB. So, replacing that 1 x 500GB with a 1TB drive would make the entire pool expand/grow into 6 x 1TB.
What about the opposite case where we have 1 x 1TB and 5 x 500GB, and we still have a pool acting as 6 x 500GB, can we replace that 1TB drive with a 500GB disk and keep the pool the same size as before (6 x 500GB)?
(of course without loosing any data)
MtK