From owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Thu Aug 23 15:51:37 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 AEB1116A418 for ; Thu, 23 Aug 2007 15:51:37 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from krassi@bulinfo.net) Received: from mx.bulinfo.net (mx.bulinfo.net [193.194.156.1]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 60D3613C45E for ; Thu, 23 Aug 2007 15:51:37 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from krassi@bulinfo.net) Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mx.bulinfo.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 7420737D09; Thu, 23 Aug 2007 18:51:36 +0300 (EEST) Received: from mx.bulinfo.net ([127.0.0.1]) by localhost (mx.bulinfo.net [127.0.0.1]) (amavisd-new, port 10024) with ESMTP id 16939-02; Thu, 23 Aug 2007 18:51:35 +0300 (EEST) Received: from [192.168.2.188] (pythia.bulinfo.net [212.72.195.5]) by mx.bulinfo.net (Postfix) with ESMTP id 96C6537D08; Thu, 23 Aug 2007 18:51:35 +0300 (EEST) Message-ID: <46CDAD07.3070300@bulinfo.net> Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2007 18:51:35 +0300 From: Krassimir Slavchev User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.5 (X11/20070724) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: John Baldwin , freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org References: <46CC21F9.2070809@bulinfo.net> <200708230908.09215.jhb@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <200708230908.09215.jhb@freebsd.org> X-Enigmail-Version: 0.95.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Virus-Scanned: amavisd-new at mx.bulinfo.net 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 15:51:37 -0000 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 John Baldwin wrote: > 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. > Yes, it is the ciss(4) device. I am not sure whether the meta data will be created automatically by the controller or I have to reboot and go to the controller's bios. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFGza0GxJBWvpalMpkRAhiOAJwJrmkCbB5XvnZ5wAXG05TiL9CxVgCeNwxc l3QY8JlSX62NdOB1Q3+Mic0= =qjcl -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----