From owner-freebsd-hardware Mon Aug 27 7:41:42 2001 Delivered-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Received: from webpimps.net (lgb-DSL71-cust207.mpowercom.net [208.57.71.207]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0301337B403 for ; Mon, 27 Aug 2001 07:41:40 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from click46@webpimps.net) Received: from WorldClient [127.0.0.1] by webpimps.net [127.0.0.1] with SMTP (MDaemon.v3.1.2.R) for ; Mon, 27 Aug 2001 07:38:38 -0700 Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2001 07:38:38 -0700 From: "Aaron" To: msmith@freebsd.org Cc: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Subject: X-Mailer: WorldClient Standard 3.1.2 X-MDRcpt-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org X-MDRemoteIP: 127.0.0.1 X-Return-Path: click46@webpimps.net X-MDaemon-Deliver-To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Message-Id: <20010827144140.0301337B403@hub.freebsd.org> Sender: owner-freebsd-hardware@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk List-ID: List-Archive: (Web Archive) List-Help: (List Instructions) List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Whoops, my bad. Hit reply on the wrong message. What I meant to ask was that adding a drive with data already on it could not be added and mirrored on the fly is a limitation of the card or just not implemented in the drivers. Sorry for the confusion, - aaron >> >> I need to add RAID 1 to one of our web servers. I went ahead and purchased >> the 3ware 6200 controller, and have run into these potential problems, even >> before I've installed the hardware: >> >> 1. Can a drive containing data be added to this controller and then have the >> drive mirror'ed on the second drive? I asked this question from 3ware and >> they said they will get back to me. > > No, it cannot. This basically kills the rest of your questions. > > -- > ... every activity meets with opposition, everyone who acts has his > rivals and unfortunately opponents also. But not because people want > to be opponents, rather because the tasks and relationships force > people to take different points of view. [Dr. Fritz Todt] > V I C T O R Y N O T V E N G E A N C E --------------------------------------------- click46[wp] - AIM the click46 - ICQ 43450396 webpimps.net | bsdatwork.com | nerdserve.net moderator - o/c cooling forum @ hardforum.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hardware" in the body of the message