From: Harvey, Bruce T. (BTHarvey@LMUS.LEGGMASON.COM)
Date: Tue Mar 09 2004 - 14:53:27 EST
One thing I know that setting it in 'service' mode does is not only mark it
(id light) and spin it down, but it also bridges the slot so that you pass
through the slot instead of going to it.
Bruce T. Harvey
Legg Mason Wood Walker, Inc.
Corporate Technology - UNIX Admin.
Red Run 2nd Floor - Owings Mills, MD
(410) 580-7383 - BTHarvey@LeggMason.com
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-----Original Message-----
From: Green, Simon [mailto:Simon.Green@EU.ALTRIA.COM]
Sent: Tuesday, March 09, 2004 2:16 PM
To: aix-l@Princeton.EDU
Subject: Re: Replacing Failing SSA Disk
I don't know about impressive, but I'm certainly arrogant and opinionated.
:-)
You could be right. But if the disk has already failed, who cares?
I've never bothered with it in the past and it doesn't seem to have done any
harm.
-- Simon Green Altria ITSC Europe Ltd AIX-L Archive at https://new-lists.princeton.edu/listserv/aix-l.html New to AIX? http://publib-b.boulder.ibm.com/redbooks.nsf/portals/UNIX N.B. Unsolicited email from vendors will not be appreciated. Please post all follow-ups to the list. > -----Original Message----- > From: Patrick B. O'Brien [mailto:pobrien@DOIT.NV.GOV] > Sent: 09 March 2004 19:00 > To: aix-l@Princeton.EDU > Subject: Re: Replacing Failing SSA Disk > > > Sorry about that Simon, your AIX experience is very impressive. > > When my IBM CE of 30 years came in and swapped out my SSA PV, > he made sure we took it off line. He told me if you do not > take that SSA port off line putting in the new PV hot might > ruin the new PV. Why would they put that option in there if > it were not to be used? IMPORTANT: The security of electronic mail sent through the Internet is not guaranteed. Legg Mason therefore recommends that you do not send confidential information to us via electronic mail, including social security numbers, account numbers, and personal identification numbers. Delivery, and timely delivery, of electronic mail is also not guaranteed. Legg Mason therefore recommends that you do not send time-sensitive or action-oriented messages to us via electronic mail, including authorization to "buy" or "sell" a security or instructions to conduct any other financial transaction. Such requests, orders or instructions will not be processed until Legg Mason can confirm your instructions or obtain appropriate written documentation where necessary.
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