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                        <title>Using one part of a disk in a raid 5 volume, and the other part as a single volume</title>
                        <link>https://forums.softraid.com/softraid-volumes/using-one-part-of-a-disk-in-a-raid-5-volume-and-the-other-part-as-a-single-volume/#post-2623</link>
                        <pubDate>Sat, 17 Mar 2018 23:13:06 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[Yes you can.]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[Yes you can.]]></content:encoded>
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                        <title>Using one part of a disk in a raid 5 volume, and the other part as a single volume</title>
                        <link>https://forums.softraid.com/softraid-volumes/using-one-part-of-a-disk-in-a-raid-5-volume-and-the-other-part-as-a-single-volume/#post-481</link>
                        <pubDate>Sat, 17 Mar 2018 22:37:16 +0000</pubDate>
                        <description><![CDATA[hi, forgive me if this has been answered, i poked around but didn&#039;t see anything.  

so let&#039;s say i have 5 disks total.  4 of the disks are all the same size (6tb each), but the 5th one is...]]></description>
                        <content:encoded><![CDATA[hi, forgive me if this has been answered, i poked around but didn't see anything.  

so let's say i have 5 disks total.  4 of the disks are all the same size (6tb each), but the 5th one is larger (8tb).

i understand that i can set up a raid-5 volume using ALL of the disks, including the largest one, with the understanding that only 6tb of that large disk would be used in that raid-5 volume.  

this however, means that on that 8tb disk, there's 2tb not being used in that raid-5 volume.  can i define that extra 2tb as a single, separate volume and use it?

thanks!]]></content:encoded>
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