Hi, Yes, this will work. Tried and tested. With hotplug hardware, you don't even need downtime.
Cheers! On Tue, 2009-10-13 at 22:17 -0700, plug bert wrote: > Hello All, > > > Will this setup work? > > 1.) Set up a software RAID1 array(using mdadm and onboard SATA/RAID ports), > store files on it; > 2.) At the end of the month, break the mirror, keep the mirror drive as full > backup > 3.) Replace the mirror drive with a new drive > 4.) Rebuild the RAID1 array > > > > Is there anything i'm missing? afaik the array will be available even while > rebuild is in progress(albeit there would be a performance hit brought about > by the rebuild) tia > > > > > _________________________________________________ > Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List > http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug > Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph -- Federico Sevilla III F S 3 Consulting Inc. http://www.fs3.ph
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