[gpfsug-discuss] Restriping GPFS Metadata

[Luke Raimbach]

Hi All,

Some years ago I remember adding more metadata SSDs to a GPFS 3.5 file system (system pool with MD only disks) and then trying to restripe the metadata.

It didn’t work and I asked about it, only to discover that metadata doesn't get restriped.

Has this changed? Does it matter if MD is not restriped? I ask because I'll probably want to add more MD SSDs to a new system in the near future.

Cheers,
Luke.

Luke Raimbach​
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