Date: Fri, 11 Jun 1999 12:46:14 -0400 (EDT) From: Bill Vermillion <bill@bilver.magicnet.net> To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Subject: Re: redunancy without RAID Message-ID: <199906111646.MAA03933@bilver.magicnet.net> In-Reply-To: <37683170.81567132@127.0.0.1> from Joe McDonald at "Jun 11, 1999 8:57:40 am"
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Joe McDonald recently said: > Do you know the best way to test if the mirror really works if > a drive goes bad? Pull the power to the drive as it's running? > Pull the scsi cable to the drive as it's running? Will this cause > physical damage to the drive? RAID is redundant DRIVES not cable. If you can power it off you should be fine. If you pull the cable you conceivable could kill your array - and have to backup from tape. I don't know if there is a best way. If your drives are removeable - just turn the key lock and pull it out. -- bv@wjv.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message
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