No, to add more drives to an existing array, you have to break and recreate a new array. However, it is possible to replace a failed drive without going into the bios. If you have 80pin SCA drives this is simple and normal, but if you have 68pin drives, you have to be a little brave, but it can still be done, its just not easy, or generally convenient. jonathan -----Original Message----- From: shrike-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:shrike-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jay Daniels Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2003 3:50 PM To: shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: Adaptec 2100S SCSI RAID controller. Does this mean if you want to add a drive to a running system it will automatically add it to the array? Using Raid 5 here. jay On Sun, Dec 14, 2003 at 03:32:39PM -0600, DLP Linux Admin wrote: > The rebuilding of the array is all taken care of at the hardware level. > just swap on a good drive, and enter the bios of the card, and choose > "rebuild array". > > It says that if youre using storage enclosure, that it will rebuild while > online, as soon as it sees a new drive where the failed one was. If your > bold enough, even if your not using an eclosure, I have swapped in 68pin > drives while online many times, and have rebuilt arrays that way. > > http://graphics.adaptec.com/pdfs/user_guides/storagemgt_sw_gd_512862vaa.pdf > > ive never used the software that monitors it, but im sure it exists. Yep, > upon checking, looks like they have a *nix version of their storage manager, > give it a look and see what it does! > > http://www.adaptec.com/worldwide/support/drivers_by_product.html?sess=no&lan > guage=English+US&cat=/Product/ASR-2100S > > jonathan > > -----Original Message----- > From: shrike-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:shrike-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx] On > Behalf Of John Colville > Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2003 3:09 PM > To: shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx > Subject: Re: Adaptec 2100S SCSI RAID controller. > > Thanks Jonathan, > > I did as you suggested and indeed it all works very well. RH9 loads the > I2O driver during installation and the whole installation proceeds > without requiring any special attention. > > I have a few more questions though. What happens when a disk in the > array fails ? I assume the sonalert on the card whistles its head off to > alert you of the failure but are there any Linux (GUI ?) utilities (are > they needed ?) to assist in resynching the array once a new disk is > inserted ? > > Thanks again, > > John > > > DLP Linux Admin wrote: > > > I have one. The only thing I did was prepare the array in the cards bios, > > redhat 9 recognized it and the logical drive with no help from me (not so > > with previous releases... it was a real PITA). > > > > jonathan > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: shrike-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:shrike-list-admin@xxxxxxxxxx] > On > > Behalf Of John Colville > > Sent: Friday, December 12, 2003 1:49 AM > > To: shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > Subject: Adaptec 2100S SCSI RAID controller. > > > > Hello everyone, > > > > Has anybody used the Adaptec 2100S on RedHat 9 ? If so how did you > > initially install the > > system ready for use with the array ? > > > > Regards, > > > > John > > > > -- > > Shrike-list mailing list > > Shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/shrike-list > > > > -- > > Shrike-list mailing list > > Shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/shrike-list ---end quoted text--- -- scarecrow "Now you have someone to look up to." http://edge.aliencorp.com/ -- Shrike-list mailing list Shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/shrike-list -- Shrike-list mailing list Shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/shrike-list
