Adjuts the manpage for six level of parity.

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Andrea Mazzoleni 2013-11-02 18:32:52 +01:00
parent b783e1f745
commit 664337d6f8
3 changed files with 24 additions and 21 deletions

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@ -62,13 +62,14 @@ features of SnapRAID are:
All your data is hashed to ensure data integrity and to avoid
silent corruption.
.IP \(bu
If more than two disks fail, you lose the data only on the
failed disks. All the data in the other disks is safe.
If the failed disks are too many to allow a recovery,
you lose the data only on the failed disks.
All the data in the other disks is safe.
.IP \(bu
If you accidentally delete some files in a disk, you can
recover them.
.IP \(bu
You can start using SnapRAID with already filled disks.
You can start with already filled disks.
.IP \(bu
The disks can have different sizes.
.IP \(bu
@ -116,7 +117,7 @@ With RAID you get a speed boost with striping.
It doesn\(cqt support real\(hytime recovery.
With RAID you do not have to stop working when a disk fails.
.IP \(bu
It\(cqs able to recover damages only from up to two disks.
It\(cqs able to recover damages only from a limited number of disks.
With a Backup you are able to recover from a complete
failure of the whole disk array.
.IP \(bu
@ -713,15 +714,15 @@ it stops proceeding unless you specify this option.
This allows to detect when your disks are mounted in the
wrong mount points.
It\(cqs anyway allowed to have a single UUID change with
single parity, and two with double parity, because it\(cqs
the normal case of replacing disks.
single parity, and more with multiple parity, because it\(cqs
the normal case of replacing disks after a recover.
This option can be used only with the \(a"sync\(a", \(a"check\(a" or
\(a"fix\(a" command.
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.B \(hyD, \(hy\(hyforce\(hydevice
Forces the insecure operation of fixing with disks on the same
physical device.
If SnapRAID detects that two disks have the same device ID,
If SnapRAID detects that some disks have the same device ID,
it stops proceeding, because it\(cqs not a supported configuration.
But it could happen that you want to temporarely restore a lost
disk in the free space left in an already used disk. and this

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@ -28,11 +28,12 @@ Description
* All your data is hashed to ensure data integrity and to avoid
silent corruption.
* If more than two disks fail, you lose the data only on the
failed disks. All the data in the other disks is safe.
* If the failed disks are too many to allow a recovery,
you lose the data only on the failed disks.
All the data in the other disks is safe.
* If you accidentally delete some files in a disk, you can
recover them.
* You can start using SnapRAID with already filled disks.
* You can start with already filled disks.
* The disks can have different sizes.
* You can add disks at any time.
* It doesn't lock-in your data. You can stop using SnapRAID at any
@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ Limitations
With RAID you get a speed boost with striping.
* It doesn't support real-time recovery.
With RAID you do not have to stop working when a disk fails.
* It's able to recover damages only from up to two disks.
* It's able to recover damages only from a limited number of disks.
With a Backup you are able to recover from a complete
failure of the whole disk array.
* Only file, timestamps, symlinks and hardlinks are saved.
@ -508,15 +509,15 @@ Options
This allows to detect when your disks are mounted in the
wrong mount points.
It's anyway allowed to have a single UUID change with
single parity, and two with double parity, because it's
the normal case of replacing disks.
single parity, and more with multiple parity, because it's
the normal case of replacing disks after a recover.
This option can be used only with the "sync", "check" or
"fix" command.
-D, --force-device
Forces the insecure operation of fixing with disks on the same
physical device.
If SnapRAID detects that two disks have the same device ID,
If SnapRAID detects that some disks have the same device ID,
it stops proceeding, because it's not a supported configuration.
But it could happen that you want to temporarely restore a lost
disk in the free space left in an already used disk. and this

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@ -35,11 +35,12 @@ features of SnapRAID are:
* All your data is hashed to ensure data integrity and to avoid
silent corruption.
* If more than two disks fail, you lose the data only on the
failed disks. All the data in the other disks is safe.
* If the failed disks are too many to allow a recovery,
you lose the data only on the failed disks.
All the data in the other disks is safe.
* If you accidentally delete some files in a disk, you can
recover them.
* You can start using SnapRAID with already filled disks.
* You can start with already filled disks.
* The disks can have different sizes.
* You can add disks at any time.
* It doesn't lock-in your data. You can stop using SnapRAID at any
@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ Other limitations are:
With RAID you get a speed boost with striping.
* It doesn't support real-time recovery.
With RAID you do not have to stop working when a disk fails.
* It's able to recover damages only from up to two disks.
* It's able to recover damages only from a limited number of disks.
With a Backup you are able to recover from a complete
failure of the whole disk array.
* Only file, timestamps, symlinks and hardlinks are saved.
@ -555,15 +556,15 @@ SnapRAID provides the following options:
This allows to detect when your disks are mounted in the
wrong mount points.
It's anyway allowed to have a single UUID change with
single parity, and two with double parity, because it's
the normal case of replacing disks.
single parity, and more with multiple parity, because it's
the normal case of replacing disks after a recover.
This option can be used only with the "sync", "check" or
"fix" command.
-D, --force-device
Forces the insecure operation of fixing with disks on the same
physical device.
If SnapRAID detects that two disks have the same device ID,
If SnapRAID detects that some disks have the same device ID,
it stops proceeding, because it's not a supported configuration.
But it could happen that you want to temporarely restore a lost
disk in the free space left in an already used disk. and this