I guess I wasn't completely clear. I don't have any extra slots to install
the new drives into. They have to go into the same slots as the old one.
Ron Bramblett wrote:
> Hello,
> It is about time that I replace some hard drives on my AS2000 server.
> I am running 4.0g .
> Here is my current setup
> 4 4GB drives in Raid 5 with a AdvFS domain mounted on the raid set.
>
> Here is what I am planning
> 4 9GB drives on Raid 5 with AdvFS domain restored onto raid set.
>
> My questions are these:
> 1) How much time with this take? (I have to backup the system
> probably 2 different ways, remove the AdvFS domains and then initialize
> through the raid controller. Then restore the data and TEST TEST TEST)
> 2) When I do a full backup with vdump level 0 am I backing up every
> single file (including hidden and etc)??
> 3) Is there a "fall-back" method that I can use in case something
> doesn't work with the hard drive replacements?? (I have the hard drives
> still in boxes directly from compaq)
>
> If anyone has gone through this any help would be appreciated. I haven't
> gone into all of the details here in this email but I do relealize that
> it will be long and tedious to complete. I have most of what I need to
> do I just have these basic nagging questions. (Yes that means the loss
> of another weekend and football) :)
> Thanks for your assistance.
>
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> Ron Bramblett, Sys Admin
> Fuller Brush Company
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Ron Bramblett, Sys Admin
Fuller Brush Company
Received on Thu Sep 27 2001 - 19:43:18 NZST