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They are RAID-5. The reboot process was what the vendor's tech support told him to do. I searched the internet for the system manuals (don't know if the vendor has an Info Center; couldn't find one per se). In their own manuals they say to bring the system down (turn that puppy off), replace the drive, and then restart. Which, of course, is equivalent to a reboot.

My boss specifically asked (after I reminded him of the System i process) tech support if there was similar process required. The first time he wasn't even told to reboot: "Just pull and replace." It was only when he called back (the drive's yellow light was still on), that a different tech support person told him to reboot. Which he did that night, and all of the lights are green (Go).

Jerry C. Adams
IBM System i Programmer/Analyst
B&W Wholesale
office: 615-995-7024
email: jerry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx


-----Original Message-----
From: midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Michael Ryan
Sent: Friday, January 09, 2009 11:11 AM
To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
Subject: Re: Hot Swap Drives

I think that's a set up issue. I know the Windows sysadmin here has
swapped drives before and things just keep on running - no reboot
required. Are the Windows servers set up for RAID-5?

On Fri, Jan 9, 2009 at 11:57 AM, Jerry Adams <Jerry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
We just found out that, when a vendor says their disk drives are "hot swappable," this means different things. For example, we have had two drives on our i go south. The CE swapped them out while the rest of the company been on about their merry way. It was a little slow while it balanced the drives, but no interference with the business.

Had a drive on our Windows server go south. Sure you can replace the drive with the replacement while the server is running, but in order for the system to recognize the drive, the server has to be re-booted.

I like the System i definition better.

Jerry C. Adams
IBM System i Programmer/Analyst
B&W Wholesale
office: 615-995-7024
email: jerry@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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