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  3. April 2004

Re: Parity Set Configuration Advice

> Isn't there downtime associated with mirroring?  Meaning can you:
> -remove the old drive
> - add the new drive
> - and get the mirroring restarted
> without any downtime?  Because with RAID, we can, and have.

As I recall, when we lost a mirrored "hat" drive on our 510, we were able
to hot-swap in a replacement. But I may have been mistaken. We're more
concerned with data integrity than with whether or not we have to re-IPL,
and can take some downtime.
Now if only the controller permitted parity groups OF mirrored pairs . . . .

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JHHL

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