Robert Huff writes: > Is it possible to have someone swap the hard disks of those > machines? > Because not only are you going to have to upgrade the OS twice, > you're going to have to re-install all the ports. (OK, you may not > _have_ to reinstall - compatibility libraries exist - but it is > clearly the path of greatest reliability.) > It's just as easy to start with a clean installation, which has > other benefits as well.
Absolutely true. I pushed for hot-swappable drives back when we ordered these systems which are Dell 2950's, but I didn't get anywhere at all with that campaign. The 2950's have been no trouble to speak of but it makes times like this so much more risky. Martin McCormick _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"