>>> "C. Bensend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 12/01/2006 10:00:13 am >>> > Wrong. > > When you set the machine up (or using bioctl) you label a drive as a > hot spare. When a failure happens, it automatically takes that drive > over and does a rebuild. > > Shut down? You don't get it. We wrote all this code because we were > tired of shutting down and doing the repairs in the BIOS.
No, I understand that just fine. I should have been more specific - if I have a failure, it does its thing, great. But, I'd want to replace the failed drive so I'd have a hot spare again. That's the part I was asking about - you'd have to shutdown to replace that failed drive when it's convenient. Right? I've never touched a SATA anything in my life. If one of the drive fails in a RAID configuration, the system should automatically start using the hot spare, until you replace the failed drive. Once the failed drive is replaced, the hot spare should be available again. If your system can do hot-swap you are in business, if not a system stop and restart is needed. Ioan
