Re[2]: IDE ATA RAID under Linux

[Derek Chew En-Hock <sdchew@ieee.org>]

Hello jennyw,

Thursday, May 8, 2003, 8:43:43 AM, you wrote:

j> On Tue, May 06, 2003 at 11:47:09PM -0700, Alvin Oga wrote:

j> Does this mean that you think that existing hardware RAID hot swap 
j> technology is a bit lacking?

For SCSI RAID, hot swapping isn't any issue... even for 3ware
controllers utilising 3ware hot swap cage (RDC-300), a restart might
be required for you to detect the replaced drive... of cource you can
plug out the drive and replace it when the system is still running and
schedule a restart during lunch/off hours...

j> Is this because of cost?

I once deployed a server using software RAID 1 to save that $300 on a
3ware raid controller

j> Really? I didn't know that. That's good to know.
j> Thanks!
j> Jen

that holds true for most hardware-based RAID solutions



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