External USB2.0 HDD disconnect

[Madison Kelly]

Humm, I may have to remind the client to flip the power before pulling 
the drive. That would be a good idea anyway because I wouldn't want the 
drive moved while the platters are still rotating.

Madison

Lennart Sorensen wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 20, 2004 at 03:13:13PM -0500, Madison Kelly wrote:
> 
>>  Thanks for the reply and the confirmation of what I thought... On the 
>>removeable tray; it isn't an internal removeable tray, it's an external 
>>USB2.0-attached housing that accepts removeable hdd trays. I like it 
>>because it will make it as easy as possible for the client to swap out 
>>the carriers (no [un]plugging the chassis) and the hdd tray is as small 
>>as possible when using a full hdd for backup.
> 
> 
> I am pretty sure that if you try and remove the HD tray while it is
> powered, it will get very upset.  I think you will have to unplug it
> first.  IDE devices are not designed to be plugged and unplugged while
> powered.  USB is, but that is the USB part of the thing, not the IDE
> part.  SATA supposedly can do hotplugging.
> 
> 
>>  I guess the next step then is to make a manual backup, put the server 
>>into init 1 and then change all the filesystems to LVM... -Shoul- be 
>>easy enough... (I know, why don't I just kick Murphy in the arse and see 
>>if he leaves me alone still, too! ;) ).
> 
> 
> Well hopefully that works out.  Make sure there is room for snapshots
> too.
> 
> Lennart Sorensen


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