>     1.Is the array still useable after it looses a drive?

I had certainly gained the impression that that was the purpose.

>         We've yanked the power out of a running drive two seperate 
> times, and it has not worked correctly afterwards.

Are you sure that the FS was OK before you started ?
I suggest you ensure the FS is OK (dismount, fsck -f, remount) and try again.

> Although we get a message that implies it's running properly in degraded
> mode, the actuall file system seems to be corrupted.

Was it corrupted before you pulled the power ?

>     2.What exactly do you need to do to get an array back up after a 
> drive failure? We haven't been able to find this documented anywhere.

raidhotremove (not *sure* if it's needed) then raidhotadd

> 3.Is it safe to do an fsck on the crippled drive array?

That is the theory -- but it sounds as if something is bust.

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