From owner-freebsd-isp Fri Jan 22 19:04:44 1999 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id TAA00402 for freebsd-isp-outgoing; Fri, 22 Jan 1999 19:04:44 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from loki.intrepid.net (intrepid.net [204.71.127.3]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id TAA00382 for ; Fri, 22 Jan 1999 19:04:41 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from mark@intrepid.net) Received: (from mark@localhost) by loki.intrepid.net (8.8.5/8.8.5) id WAA29631; Fri, 22 Jan 1999 22:04:26 -0500 Message-ID: <19990122220426.D26750@intrepid.net> Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1999 22:04:26 -0500 From: Mark Conway Wirt To: Greg Lehey Cc: freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: ccd and vinum (was: Introduction/ccd(4) Question) References: <19990122200141.A4461@intrepid.net> <19990123115446.A26886@freebie.lemis.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Mailer: Mutt 0.93.2 In-Reply-To: <19990123115446.A26886@freebie.lemis.com>; from Greg Lehey on Sat, Jan 23, 1999 at 11:54:46AM +1030 Sender: owner-freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.org On Sat, Jan 23, 1999 at 11:54:46AM +1030, Greg Lehey wrote: > > > 3) If a disk in a mirror set fails, does the ccd fail immediately, > > or can you unmount the device and rebuild gracefully? > > ccd fails immediately. > > On the other hand, vinum does the right thing: if a drive fails, it > will carry on running, and you can rebuild the volumes on line. Take > a look at http://www.lemis.com/vinum.html. > I looked at vinum site when I started considering this project, , but was a little concerned that it's considered "beta." --Mark To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message