Re: Postgresql data integrity during RAID10 drive rebuild

From: Vivek Khera <vivek(at)khera(dot)org>
To: "Pgsql-General(at)Postgresql(dot)Org general" <pgsql-general(at)postgresql(dot)org>
Subject: Re: Postgresql data integrity during RAID10 drive rebuild
Date: 2006-11-29 18:24:25
Message-ID: 1E8348E8-FBF3-421D-864D-99D820E6EBC4@khera.org
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On Nov 29, 2006, at 11:56 AM, Steve Poe wrote:

> I've never had to replace a disc in an array with Postgresql
> running on it. LSI says I can replace the disc and do a rebuild
> while everything is running. I am of course concerned about data
> integrity/corruption.
>

This is the whole entire complete purpose you have a RAID card and
hot-swap drives: To make it transparent to the layers above the disk
interface.

> Has anyone had to rebuild one of their disc in an array of their
> database?

Yes. The OS (let alone an application such as the DB) has no clue
other than possibly slower response from the mirrored pair being
rebuilt.

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