[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
That said, this definition is not always used consistently, as is the case
with the x2100. I filed a bug against the docs in this case, and unfortunately
it was closed as "will not fix." :-(
In the context of a hardware platform it makes little sense to
distinguish between hot-plug and hot-swap. The distinction is purely
based on the capabilities of the software.
Agree. I filed the bug against the docs with the justification that it
confuses customers. The bug was closed and we continue to have confused
customers :-(
Toby Thain wrote:
> To be clear: the X2100 drives are neither "hotswap" nor "hotplug" under
> Solaris. Replacing a failed drive requires a reboot.
I do not believe this is true, though I don't have one to test. If this
were true, then we would have had to rewrite the disk drivers to not allow
us to open a device more than once, even if we also closed the device.
I can't imagine anyone allowing such code to be written.
However, I don't believe this is the context of the issue. I believe that
this release note deals with the use of NVRAID (NVidia's MCP RAID controller)
which does not have a systems management interface under Solaris. The
solution is to not use NVRAID for Solaris. Rather, use the proven techniques
that we've been using for decades to manage hot plugging drives.
In short, the release note is confusing, so ignore it. Use x2100 disks as
hot pluggable like you've always used hot plug disks in Solaris.
-- richard
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