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Linux software RAID60: Can I have global hot spare?
As far as I can see Linux has RAID6 and RAID0, but not RAID60. So RAID60 is emulated by creating RAID0 on top of some RAID6s.
It is possible to add a hot spare to each of the RAID6s, but is it ...
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Using the spare drive in an HP Proliant DL380 G4
I have an HP Proliant DL380 G4 with a Smart Array 6i controller and 6 hard drives. 5 of the drives are configured as a RAID 5 array, and 1 is designated as a hot spare.
The server has just given me a ...
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Why can't add a hot spare in freebsd? Can anybody help me fix it?
Why can't add a hot spare?
# mfiutil add e1:s1 mfid0
mfiutil: Drive 1 is not available
I found the reason is e1:s1 is marked online, it must be Marked as an unconfigured good drive, and to mark ...
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Raid 5 with hot spare or RAID 10 with no hot spare?
Yes, this is on of those "do my job for me" questions, have some pity:)
I'm at the limit for what I can do with the number of hard drives in a server without spending a substantial amount of money. ...
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Using a global hot spare to protect arrays built with disks of different sizes?
I'm trying to put together a drive configuration. I've got a server with 2 x 146GB SAS drives, and am adding several 300 GB drives.
Due to limitations on the number of drives I can put in this ...
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For a server that can tolerate downtime, is it better to use a hot spare or a cold spare?
In other words, should I leave a spare disk on the shelf or set it up as a hot spare?
If the server has a little bit of downtime, it isn't the end of the world. It's not a webserver or anything that ...
