Re: Hot-pluggable SCSI

[Adorjani Gabor <adi@adi.priv.hu>]

On Fri, Oct 14, 2005 at 03:39:40PM -0400, John Miller wrote:

Hello John,

> I decided to add the scsiadd package.  However, running scsiadd -s to
> scan for the new device hung the server to the point of needing a
> reboot.  Got it back up and running, but I'm going to wait for our
> scheduled downtime period before trying any more SCSI tricks, and in the
> meantime, I'd better RTF--HOWTO.  I appreciate being able to receive
> such prompt suggestions, and hopefully I'll be able to help in the future.

Take a look at the safte-monitor and scsirastools packages (I mean
software packages, not debs). Both could be used to monitor the SCSI
enclosure for status changes. AFAIR scsirastools even contains a script
which handles disc hotplug events and rebuilds the arrays as necessary.

Regards,

Gabor