From owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Sep 15 03:05:56 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D9686106567B for ; Mon, 15 Sep 2008 03:05:56 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wilkinsa@obelix.dsto.defence.gov.au) Received: from digger1.defence.gov.au (digger1.defence.gov.au [203.5.217.4]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 379418FC1A for ; Mon, 15 Sep 2008 03:05:56 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wilkinsa@obelix.dsto.defence.gov.au) Received: from ednmsw510.dsto.defence.gov.au (ednmsw510.dsto.defence.gov.au [131.185.68.11]) by digger1.defence.gov.au (DSTO/DSTO) with ESMTP id m8F2axR7009613 for ; Mon, 15 Sep 2008 12:06:59 +0930 (CST) Received: from fmbex510.dsto.defence.gov.au (fmbex510.dsto.defence.gov.au) by ednmsw510.dsto.defence.gov.au (Clearswift SMTPRS 5.2.9) with ESMTP id for ; Mon, 15 Sep 2008 12:08:39 +0930 Received: from stlex510.dsto.defence.gov.au ([203.6.60.184]) by fmbex510.dsto.defence.gov.au with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.1830); Mon, 15 Sep 2008 12:38:39 +1000 Received: from obelix.dsto.defence.gov.au ([203.6.60.208]) by stlex510.dsto.defence.gov.au with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.1830); Mon, 15 Sep 2008 10:38:33 +0800 Received: from obelix.dsto.defence.gov.au (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by obelix.dsto.defence.gov.au (8.14.2/8.14.2) with ESMTP id m8F2bIuK054280 for ; Mon, 15 Sep 2008 10:37:18 +0800 (WST) (envelope-from wilkinsa@obelix.dsto.defence.gov.au) Received: (from wilkinsa@localhost) by obelix.dsto.defence.gov.au (8.14.2/8.14.2/Submit) id m8F2bIRK054279 for freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org; Mon, 15 Sep 2008 10:37:18 +0800 (WST) (envelope-from wilkinsa) Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2008 10:37:18 +0800 From: "Wilkinson, Alex" To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Message-ID: <20080915023717.GF39765@stlux503.dsto.defence.gov.au> Mail-Followup-To: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org References: <200809121544.m8CFiRHQ099725@lurza.secnetix.de> <5f67a8c40809120904o49b6e410l5b65a20f5216202@mail.gmail.com> <20080912163207.GE60094@icarus.home.lan> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20080912163207.GE60094@icarus.home.lan> Organisation: Defence Science Technology Organisation User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.18 (2008-05-17) X-OriginalArrivalTime: 15 Sep 2008 02:38:33.0459 (UTC) FILETIME=[2580E430:01C916DC] Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Re: ZFS w/failing drives - any equivalent of Solaris FMA? X-BeenThere: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Technical Discussions relating to FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 15 Sep 2008 03:05:56 -0000 0n Fri, Sep 12, 2008 at 09:32:07AM -0700, Jeremy Chadwick wrote: >> About the only real improvement I'd like to see in this setup is the ability >> to spin down idle drives. That would be an ideal setup for the home RAID >> array. > >There is a FreeBSD port which handles this, although such a feature >should ideally be part of the ata(4) system (as should TCQ/NCQ and a >slew of other things -- some of those are being worked on). And the port is ? -aW IMPORTANT: This email remains the property of the Australian Defence Organisation and is subject to the jurisdiction of section 70 of the CRIMES ACT 1914. If you have received this email in error, you are requested to contact the sender and delete the email.