> Hello.  Is there any way to add and remove scsi devices from an active md
> device on-the-fly?  For example:  I wish to have a raid1 device set up for
> backup purposes.  When this filesystem gets full, I would like to pull one
> of the mirrors out temporarily and write its contents to tape.  Then,
> after the backup has completed, I would like to insert it back into the
> array (and hopefully sync back up).  Is this currently possible?

I'm working on patches to do just this. I've got it basically working, 
but have a few bugs that I want to nail down before releasing anything.

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