<br><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">That is why I have a spare drive lying in storage, just in case...<br>
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(I *could* put it in there as hot spare, but that is a waste of energy<br>
and run-hours, IMHO...)<br></blockquote></div><br>Is "warm spare" an option with md?<br><br>Drive is plugged in. and powered up, but not spinning. It doesn't start spinning<br>until a drive in the array fails. Spinning it up only adds a few seconds to the<br>
recovery time, and the drive uses minimal power when it is not spinning, and no<br>wear and tear on the bearrings, motors, etc.<br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Drew Einhorn<br>