# Re: force spare to sync

- From: Neil Brown \<hidden\>
- Date: 2003-11-14 00:26:17 
- List: linux-raid
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-raid/2003/11/6589023

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On Thursday November 13, michael@insulin-pumpers.org wrote:
> > 
> > If you want the spare to be in-sync with the rest of the array, then
> > it is not a spare, it is full member.
> > 
> > i.e. instead of making a RAID1 array with 2 drives and one space,
> > make it with three drives and no spare.
> > 
> > NeilBrown
> > 
> Can you really make a 3 partition raid 1 with no spare???? And all 3 
> partitions will remain in sync???  I haven't dug into the kernel 

Certainly you can.  There is nothing magic a "2" in raid1.  You can
have a RAID1 array of 27 drives if you like and they will always be
kept in sync.

> ..... but wadda I know???

enough to ask questions, which is a good start.

NeilBrown
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