From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Tim Small Subject: Re: Definition of hotswap, was 1x 3ware controllers vs. 2x 3ware controllers Date: Tue, 03 Aug 2004 12:55:11 +0100 Sender: linux-raid-owner@vger.kernel.org Message-ID: <410F7D1F.90609@buttersideup.com> References: <1091498700.18467.286.camel@tinny.home.foo> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: In-Reply-To: <1091498700.18467.286.camel@tinny.home.foo> To: linux-raid@vger.kernel.org List-Id: linux-raid.ids Scott T. Smith wrote: >This link seems to indicate "hot swap" means telling the machine you're >going to remove the device, and then removing the device. To me, that's >not really hot swapping; I would prefer to be able to just yank to drive >and let the OS figure it out itself. > >What is the common industry definition of hot swapping? > > I'd say the most common definition is the ability to swap-out a failed disk whilst power is connected to the system, and the OS remains up - sometimes informing the controller, sometimes not..