Previously, on a system with a RAID1 array, after attempting to resize the array to a fix size beyond the 2 TB limit, the request was ignored. With this update, the reshape works as expected in the described situation.
Since the problem described in this bug report should be
resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a
resolution of ERRATA.
For information on the advisory, and where to find the updated
files, follow the link below.
If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report.
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2015-2435.html
This issue can be reproduced on mdadm-3.3.2-2.el7.x86_64 Log: [root@storageqe-09 ~]# mdadm -D /dev/md0 /dev/md0: Version : 1.2 Creation Time : Mon Jul 20 00:45:33 2015 Raid Level : raid1 Array Size : 3906885632 (3725.90 GiB 4000.65 GB) Used Dev Size : 3906885632 (3725.90 GiB 4000.65 GB) Raid Devices : 2 Total Devices : 2 Persistence : Superblock is persistent Intent Bitmap : Internal Update Time : Mon Jul 20 08:59:53 2015 State : clean Active Devices : 2 Working Devices : 2 Failed Devices : 0 Spare Devices : 0 Name : 0 UUID : 91a2d730:5a9b4cca:b0e1e126:d4cd8130 Events : 5927 Number Major Minor RaidDevice State 0 8 97 0 active sync /dev/sdg1 1 8 113 1 active sync /dev/sdh1 [root@storageqe-09 ~]# mdadm /dev/md0 --grow --size=3006885632 mdadm: component size of /dev/md0 unchanged at 3906885632K unfreeze [root@storageqe-09 ~]# mdadm /dev/md0 --grow --size=2147483647 mdadm: component size of /dev/md0 has been set to 2147483647K unfreeze [root@storageqe-09 ~]# mdadm /dev/md0 --grow --size=3006885632 mdadm: component size of /dev/md0 unchanged at 2147483647K unfreeze Fixed on mdadm-3.3.2-4.el7.x86_64 Log: [root@storageqe-09 ~]# mdadm /dev/md0 --grow --size=3006885632 mdadm: component size of /dev/md0 has been set to 3006885632K unfreeze [root@storageqe-09 ~]# mdadm --wait /dev/md0 [root@storageqe-09 ~]# mdadm /dev/md0 --grow --size=max mdadm: component size of /dev/md0 has been set to 3906885632K unfreeze [root@storageqe-09 ~]# cat /proc/mdstat Personalities : [raid1] md0 : active raid1 sdh1[1] sdg1[0] 3906885632 blocks super 1.2 [2/2] [UU] [===============>.....] resync = 77.3% (3020777536/3906885632) finish=151.2min speed=97628K/sec bitmap: 8/30 pages [32KB], 65536KB chunk unused devices: <none> [root@storageqe-09 ~]# mdadm --wait /dev/md0 [root@storageqe-09 ~]# cat /proc/mdstat Personalities : [raid1] md0 : active raid1 sdh1[1] sdg1[0] 3906885632 blocks super 1.2 [2/2] [UU] bitmap: 0/30 pages [0KB], 65536KB chunk unused devices: <none> Change to VERIFIED