Date: Thu, 9 Jan 2014 14:21:52 +0700 From: Olivier Nicole <olivier.nicole@cs.ait.ac.th> To: "Steve O'Hara-Smith" <steve@sohara.org> Cc: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Server Hang Message-ID: <CA%2Bg%2BBvhqXG__ZyqL%2BdRsw_N0TfbR1i_oBDREKcUr53S_GWpFWw@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20140109063640.c216a6469914fbbf4cea08bc@sohara.org> References: <CALeO_hNNtvwsDqjiReZpy-s=0Po8JD9xzv0z6W6rDddcAR=QxA@mail.gmail.com> <20140109063640.c216a6469914fbbf4cea08bc@sohara.org>
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Steve, >> Is it possible to take such a mirror copy of such a hard disk so that i >> can replace it as a hot swap. I request all of your expertise. How to do >> hot swap?please shed some light on it. > > Why not use a RAID1 mirror instead of a hot swap, then when it's > needed you don't get downtime, you also get the benefit of better read > performance, and of course it's guaranteed up to date. Remember the old disk is dying. i would not advise building a raid around a dying disk :) Olivier
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