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>> The SATA spec allows for hot plugging, so technically yes ... |
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> My recollection of my understanding (multiple disclaimers) was that SATA *allowed* for SATA hot-plugging but didn't *mandate* it. |
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a good summary of the hardware/driver situation wrt hotplugging can be |
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found here: |
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https://ata.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/SATA_hardware_features |
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Short version: most controllers nowadays support hotplug, provided they |
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are not operated in compatibility ("IDE") mode. |
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We have quite a number of software RAID setups with SATA disks in |
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hot-swap backplanes; so far we found that hotplug works quite reliably |
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on Intel (ICH9R/ICH10R), AMD (SB700/SB800) and Silicon Image (sil3132) |
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controllers. |
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andrea |
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