[Gluster-users] Is it ok to add a new brick with files already on it?

[Ryan Nix]

I've created (actually recreated) a Gluster volume in a directory that
already contained data and it worked just fine.  No data loss.

On Wed, Oct 15, 2014 at 7:05 PM, Franco Broi <franco.broi at iongeo.com> wrote:

>
> I've never added a brick with existing files but I did start a new
> Gluster volume on disks that already contained data and I was able to
> access the files without problem. Of course the files will be out of
> place but the first time you access them, Gluster will add links to
> speed up future lookups.
>
> On Thu, 2014-10-16 at 09:57 +1030, SINCOCK John wrote:
> > Hi Everyone,
> >
> >
> >
> > All the instructions I’ve been able to find on adding a brick to a
> > gluster, seem to assume the brick is empty when it’s added.
> >
> >
> >
> > So my question is, is it possible for a new brick, loaded up with
> > files, to be added to a gluster (and for all the files already on that
> > brick, to be indexed and added into the gluster). Apologies if the
> > question is answered elsewhere, but I couldn’t find anyone addressing
> > this specific question, and certainty helps when you’re dealing with
> > 10’s of terabytes of data... ;-)
> >
> >
> >
> > Thanks in advance for any info or tips!
> >
> >
> >
> >
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