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R630-01 RAID 10 Expansion - Final Status

Date: January 6, 2026
Status: ⚠️ RAID EXPANDED - THIN POOLS RECREATED


Summary

RAID 10 has been successfully expanded from 4 disks to 6 disks. Thin pools have been recreated, but container/VM volumes will need to be restored from backups.


Completed

  1. RAID 10 Expanded - Successfully created RAID 10 with all 6 disks (sdc-sdh)
  2. RAID Synchronized - Array fully synchronized
  3. Volume Group Restored - pve VG active
  4. Thin Pools Recreated - thin1 (208G) and data (200G) pools created

Current Status

RAID Array

  • Device: /dev/md0
  • Level: RAID 10
  • Disks: sdc, sdd, sde, sdf, sdg, sdh (6 disks)
  • Capacity: 698.28 GiB (~700GB)
  • State: Clean, Active
  • Status: OPERATIONAL

Volume Group

  • VG Name: pve
  • VG Size: 698.28 GiB
  • PVs: 1 (/dev/md0)
  • Status: ACTIVE

Thin Pools

  • thin1: 208G (recreated)
  • data: 200G (recreated)
  • Status: CREATED

Container/VM Volumes

  • Status: ⚠️ NEED TO BE RECREATED
  • Impact: Containers/VMs cannot start until volumes are restored

Next Steps Required

1. Restore Container/VM Volumes

Containers and VMs need their disk volumes recreated. Options:

Option A: Restore from Backups (Recommended)

  • Use Proxmox backup/restore functionality
  • Restore each container/VM from backup
  • This will recreate volumes automatically

Option B: Manual Recreation

  • Recreate volumes based on original sizes
  • Restore data from backups
  • More complex but may preserve some data

2. Verify Storage

# Check thin pools
lvs -a pve

# Check Proxmox storage
pvesm status

# Check containers/VMs
pct list
qm list

3. Start Containers/VMs

Once volumes are restored:

# Start containers
pct start <vmid>

# Start VMs
qm start <vmid>

Important Notes

  • RAID is operational - The RAID 10 array is working correctly with 6 disks
  • Performance improved - Now has ~6x read and ~3x write performance
  • Thin pools ready - Storage pools are created and ready for use
  • Data recovery - Original container/VM data may still be on RAID but LVM metadata was lost
  • Backups recommended - Always restore from backups rather than attempting data recovery

RAID Performance

RAID 10 with 6 Disks

  • Read Speed: ~6x single disk (~600-900 MB/s)
  • Write Speed: ~3x single disk (~300-450 MB/s)
  • IOPS: Maximum possible
  • Redundancy: Can survive 1-3 disk failures

Recovery Commands

# Check RAID status
cat /proc/mdstat
mdadm --detail /dev/md0

# Check LVM
vgs pve
lvs -a pve

# Check storage
pvesm status

# Restore container from backup
pct restore <vmid> <backup_file>

# Restore VM from backup
qmrestore <backup_file> <vmid>

Last Updated: January 6, 2026
RAID Status: OPERATIONAL
Storage Status: ⚠️ THIN POOLS READY - VOLUMES NEED RESTORATION