RE: SATA Hotplug kills uninvolved gRAID3

From: Frank Coopermine (fcooper1960_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 09/13/05

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    Hi,

    maybe you can use one computer for backups and one
    computer for the RAID. It's not nice but will
    definitely work.

    cu

    Frank

    > Hi,
    >
    > I am using two Promise TX4 SATA II 150
    > controllers in one computer. To the
    > controllers three hard-disks for backups
    > and three hard-disks for a RAID3 storage
    > (graid3) are attached.
    >
    > The idea was to change the hard-disks
    > for the backup via hotswap on a regular
    > basis, while the RAID disks remain untouched.
    > But if I (remove and) connect only
    > one backup disk while the system
    > is running then FreeBSD also re-connects
    > many (but not all) uninvolved SATA drives.
    > At the end, the RAID is broken which
    > is not so good... Is there a way
    > to block the hotplug feature for
    > the RAID - ATA channels ? Or is there
    > another workaround/fix?
    >
    > Sep 9 20:52:02 live2 kernel: subdisk8: detached
    > Sep 9 20:52:02 live2 kernel: ad8: detached
    > Sep 9 20:52:02 live2 kernel: ata4: DISCONNECTED
    > Sep 9 20:52:02 live2 kernel: subdisk14: detached
    > Sep 9 20:52:02 live2 kernel: ad14: detached
    > Sep 9 20:52:02 live2 kernel: GEOM_RAID3: Device
    > home: provider ad14 disconnecte d.
    > Sep 9 20:52:02 live2 kernel: ata7: DISCONNECTED
    > Sep 9 20:52:02 live2 kernel: subdisk18: detached
    > Sep 9 20:52:02 live2 kernel: ad18: detached
    > Sep 9 20:52:02 live2 kernel: ata9: DISCONNECTED
    > Sep 9 20:52:02 live2 kernel: ata5: CONNECTED
    > Sep 9 20:52:02 live2 kernel: ad10: 190782MB <WDC
    > WD2000JD-22HBC008.02D08> at a ta5-master SATA150
    > Sep 9 20:52:02 live2 kernel: ata9: CONNECTED
    > Sep 9 20:52:02 live2 kernel: ad18: 190782MB <WDC
    > WD2000JD-22HBC0 08.02D08> at a ta9-master SATA150
    > Sep 9 20:52:02 live2 kernel: ata7: CONNECTED
    > Sep 9 20:52:02 live2 kernel: ad14: 238475MB <WDC
    > WD2500SD-01KCC0 08.02D08> at a ta7-master SATA150
    > Sep 9 20:52:02 live2 kernel: GEOM_RAID3: Device
    > home: provider ad14 detected.
    > Sep 9 20:52:02 live2 kernel: GEOM_RAID3: Device
    > home: rebuilding provider ad14
    > Sep 9 20:52:02 live2 kernel: ata4: CONNECTED
    > Sep 9 20:52:02 live2 kernel: ad8: 190782MB <WDC
    > WD2000JD-22HBC0 08.02D08> at at a4-master SATA150
    >
    > best regards
    >
    > David

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