[NTLUG:Discuss] compression and Filesystem question

[Richard Geoffrion]

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> From: "Bryan J. Smith" <b.j.smith at ieee.org>
> To: <discuss at ntlug.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2004 4:54 PM
> Subject: [NTLUG:Discuss] compression and Filesystem question
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>>> As it pertains to using cheap IDE drives in SCSI converter trays
>>
>> Ouch.  Not my preferred "reliable" setup but that's just me.
>>
>>> How does Linux handle the hot swapping of multiple 'three drive
>>> hardware RAID-5 disk sets'?
>>
>> Everytime I've tried to use MD to do such, I dork it up when I test
>> it.
>> Now that was with the older "raidtools" approach and not the newer
>> "mdadm", but I typically just use 3Ware Escalade cards these days
>> for any serious ATA RAID.

I'll have to look into whether or not the 3Ware cards support host-swapping.
I know that scsi drives can survive disconnection.

thanks.
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Richard