From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Nov 23 15:01:38 2007 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BB15216A418 for ; Fri, 23 Nov 2007 15:01:38 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wmoran@potentialtech.com) Received: from mail.potentialtech.com (internet.potentialtech.com [66.167.251.6]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 69F7F13C469 for ; Fri, 23 Nov 2007 15:01:38 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from wmoran@potentialtech.com) Received: from working (c-71-60-127-199.hsd1.pa.comcast.net [71.60.127.199]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mail.potentialtech.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id A480AEBC84; Fri, 23 Nov 2007 10:01:31 -0500 (EST) Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2007 10:01:18 -0500 From: Bill Moran To: "Jan Catrysse" Message-Id: <20071123100118.ada140db.wmoran@potentialtech.com> In-Reply-To: <20071123145054.E383228782@smtp.proximedia.com> References: <20071123092733.3e47283b.wmoran@potentialtech.com> <20071123145054.E383228782@smtp.proximedia.com> X-Mailer: Sylpheed 2.4.7 (GTK+ 2.12.1; i386-portbld-freebsd6.2) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: RAID1 synchronisation - howto OR not necessary? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2007 15:01:38 -0000 "Jan Catrysse" wrote: > > I didn't dig in GEOM because I wondered what happens if the primary > disk fails when two disks are in a RAID1 config? There is no "primary" disk in a GEOM RAID1. If the BIOS has a concept of "primary" disk, then it's a BIOS issue and the answer will depend on the BIOS. -- Bill Moran http://www.potentialtech.com