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On Mon, 2 Oct 1995, Network Coordinator wrote:

> > > 	I am not sure if the software support for live mirroring and hot 
> > > spares is inate to FreeBSD however. 
> > 
> > What particular support do you think belongs in FreeBSD to support these
> > functions?  These are functions of the rAID subsystem.  Unless we were
> > to attempt to implement a software RAID, the hardware should take care
> > of it for you.
> 
> I think there is some O/S alert to tell it that the drives are shifting 
> over or something so that operators will know. If the RAID system 
> actually does anything, it would be nice to know to change a drive or such.
> 
> A software RAID in FreeBSD? Don't make me drool.
> 
> -Jerry.
> 
Hrmm I can think of three or four places for this system myself...

Jerry I am sure you know what I am thinking :)

Matt