Date: Sun, 13 Jun 1999 09:48:48 -0700 From: joe@vpop.net (Joe McDonald) To: freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: redunancy without RAID Message-ID: <3764e090.132437205@127.0.0.1> In-Reply-To: <3761603A.E45DE070@eclipse.net.uk> References: <199906111646.MAA03933@bilver.magicnet.net> <3761603A.E45DE070@eclipse.net.uk>
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Thanks to everyone for their helpful replies. It looks like the best = route to go is to get a case with "hotswapable" drive enclosure support. So we're gonna get a kingston unit and test away! Thanks again, -joe On Fri, 11 Jun 1999 20:15:06 +0100, Stuart Henderson = <stuart@eclipse.net.uk> wrote: >> If you can power it off you should be fine. If you pull the cable >> you conceivable could kill your array > >Seems to fit with how our 'proper' hotswap drives work, they >do let you pull the drive from the cage but have two rows of pins, >one row gets connected/disconnected before the other. A poweroff >is a lot more 'normal' situation. > >> and have to backup from tape. > >Good point to make assuming this is a live system with important >data :-))) Joe make sure you have a tape or copy on another system=20 >before you try this <grin> > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message --=20 NewsHub: http://www.NewsHub.com/tech/ | MultiTrace: http://www.MultiTrace.com/ | Explore Your Net! DomainSurfer: http://www.DomainSurfer.com/ | To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message
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