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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.mel.connect.com.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!news.cis.okstate.edu!news.ksu.ksu.edu!lazrus.cca.rockwell.com!cacd.rockwell.com!news-feed-1.peachnet.edu!news.cc.emory.edu!cssun.mathcs.emory.edu!nntp.msstate.edu!not-for-mail From: fwp@Jester.CC.MsState.Edu (Frank Peters) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc,comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc,comp.unix.solaris,comp.unix.aix Subject: Re: ISP hardware/software choices (performance comparison) Date: 17 Jan 1996 14:03:32 -0600 Organization: Mississippi State University Lines: 16 Distribution: inet Message-ID: <4djkmk$m9b@Jester.CC.MsState.Edu> References: <4cmopu$d35@vixen.cso.uiuc.edu> <4dh4kc$rnv@park.uvsc.edu> <4di4dc$je@microl4.microlise.UUCP> <4di4qa$jf@microl4.microlise.UUCP> NNTP-Posting-Host: jester.cc.msstate.edu Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.bsd.netbsd.misc:2019 comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc:2176 comp.unix.solaris:57580 comp.unix.aix:68993 According to Andrew Gierth <andrewg@microlise.co.uk>: > Assuming that hardware can be hot-swapped, it is (I think) possible > with AIX to install an entirely new disk device (for example), for > which drivers were not previously on the system, load the necessary > drivers, configure the new device, migrate logical volumes from > existing disks to the new device, take the old disks offline, remove > their drivers (if appropriate), ALL WITHOUT DISTURBING THE USERS! > [And without requiring any additional software!] You need disksuite to get logical volumes. This is part of ther server software package so its included on most systems that are likely to need it. With that proviso, yes you can do this. I'm not sure I would recommend it but it can be done.