I think that would potentially be a Very Bad Thing. Any time you have a power outage, you risk filesystem corruption. Tack on that the array is already degraded, and you¹re just setting yourself up for a load of pain, IMO.
On 8/7/08 12:08 PM, "David Mazzaccaro" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I have a server w/ a failed HD in a RAID 5. > I was planning on swapping out the HD w/ a replacement tonight. > This is a large array (1TB) and given the chance of power outage during the > rebuild, is this not a good idea? > Our UPS systems will keep the server running for no more than 1 hour; after > which time I would shut the server down. > What happens if the RAID starts to rebuild, but then I have to power off the > server before it completes? > Will the RAID continue to rebuild when I power the server back up again? > Thanks > > > > > ~ Upgrade to Next Generation Antispam/Antivirus with Ninja! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbelt-software.com/SunbeltMessagingNinja.cfm> ~
