Re: [zfs-discuss] ZFS: clarification on meaning of the autoreplace property

2010-03-17 Thread Cindy Swearingen
Hi Dave, I'm unclear about the autoreplace behavior with one spare that is connected to two pools. I don't see how it could work if the autoreplace property is enabled on both pools, which formats and replaces a spare disk that might be in-use in another pool (?) Maybe I misunderstand. 1. I th

[zfs-discuss] ZFS: clarification on meaning of the autoreplace property

2010-03-17 Thread Dave Johnson
>From pages 29,83,86,90 and 284 of the 10/09 Solaris ZFS Administration guide, it sounds like a disk designated as a hot spare will: 1. Automatically take the place of a bad drive when needed 2. The spare will automatically be detached back to the spare pool when a new device is inserted and bro