Smart Array 641 RAID1 disk replace

[Krassimir Slavchev]

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John Baldwin wrote:
> On Wednesday 22 August 2007 07:46:01 am Krassimir Slavchev wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> I have Smart Array 641 controller with RAID1 with one failed disk on
>> FreeBSD 5.4-STABLE. The disks are hotswap.
>> Unfortunately I can't find the same model disk and will try to put
>> bigger one. The disks have the same parameters except the size.
>>
>> Do I need to reboot and enter to the bios of the controller and add the
>> new disk or it is enough just to insert the new disk on working machine?
>>
>> Thanks in advance
> 
> This is the ciss(4) device, yes?  I believe you should be able to hot-swap
> the disk.
> 

Yes, it is the ciss(4) device.
I am not sure whether the meta data will be created automatically by the
controller or I have to reboot and go to the controller's bios.

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