Yes, you can mirror without hot-swappable drives, but life is certainly
easier with them.  The documentation for HP's Mirrored Disc/iX says the
drives must be the same capacity, and upon giving it some thought, I tend to
believe it.  Mirroring can work both ways.  In other words, if the 9GB drive
failed, the 18GB drive would become the master.  Obviously, you couldn't
mirror an 18GB drive to a 9GB drive.  Although I have used Mirrored Disc/iX,
I don't recall the price.

-----Original Message-----
From: Simonsen, Larry [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2002 8:40 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: mirroring


Can mirroring be done without hot swap disc drives?
Must the drive be the same size, I have a 9 gb drive and would like to
mirror it do I need to buy a 9 gb or can I go with a 18 gb drive and only
use 9 gb?
What is the cost for any mirror software?
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