From owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Aug 23 15:31:43 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 6705E16A417 for ; Thu, 23 Aug 2007 15:31:43 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jhb@freebsd.org) Received: from speedfactory.net (mail6.speedfactory.net [66.23.216.219]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 1D86613C459 for ; Thu, 23 Aug 2007 15:31:43 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from jhb@freebsd.org) Received: from server.baldwin.cx (unverified [66.23.211.162]) by speedfactory.net (SurgeMail 3.8k) with ESMTP id 204831886-1834499 for multiple; Thu, 23 Aug 2007 11:15:25 -0400 Received: from zion.baldwin.cx (zion.baldwin.cx [192.168.0.7]) (authenticated bits=0) by server.baldwin.cx (8.13.8/8.13.8) with ESMTP id l7NFFHrp018935; Thu, 23 Aug 2007 11:15:17 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from jhb@freebsd.org) From: John Baldwin To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2007 09:08:08 -0400 User-Agent: KMail/1.9.7 References: <46CC21F9.2070809@bulinfo.net> In-Reply-To: <46CC21F9.2070809@bulinfo.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200708230908.09215.jhb@freebsd.org> X-Greylist: Sender succeeded SMTP AUTH authentication, not delayed by milter-greylist-2.0.2 (server.baldwin.cx [192.168.0.1]); Thu, 23 Aug 2007 11:15:17 -0400 (EDT) X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV 0.88.3/4033/Thu Aug 23 05:36:42 2007 on server.baldwin.cx X-Virus-Status: Clean X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.4 required=4.2 tests=ALL_TRUSTED,AWL,BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.1.3 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.1.3 (2006-06-01) on server.baldwin.cx Cc: Subject: Re: Smart Array 641 RAID1 disk replace X-BeenThere: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion of FreeBSD hardware List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2007 15:31:43 -0000 On Wednesday 22 August 2007 07:46:01 am Krassimir Slavchev wrote: > Hello, > > I have Smart Array 641 controller with RAID1 with one failed disk on > FreeBSD 5.4-STABLE. The disks are hotswap. > Unfortunately I can't find the same model disk and will try to put > bigger one. The disks have the same parameters except the size. > > Do I need to reboot and enter to the bios of the controller and add the > new disk or it is enough just to insert the new disk on working machine? > > Thanks in advance This is the ciss(4) device, yes? I believe you should be able to hot-swap the disk. -- John Baldwin