Creating array reboots xserve raid?

when using RAID admin to create an array, the application tells me it will reboot the xserve raid. Does it reboot the entire system or just the controller that has the newly created array?

Just the controller containing the RAID set -- any arrays on the other "half" of the Xserve RAID will not be rebooted.
Note it also only does this if you create the first array, or delete the last array, on a RAID controller. So for example, if you have 2 RAID sets on a RAID controller, and delete one, the controller won't reboot. Only if you delete both off them.
If you only have one RAID set per side of the RAID, this of course isn't really applicable.

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    Not sure why you swapped the controllers back and forth
    William, I don't think I was clear on this. I swapped the controller with a new controller that I had in a spare parts kit. This was at Apple's request.
    really, RAID is not a backup...
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    Apple has told me more than once that there's nothing else that they can do for me...and yet I keep calling back.
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    https://discussions.apple.com/message/3643384
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    RAID Controller 2 Fibre Link Down
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    10/14/10 11:23:58 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre LIP
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    10/14/10 11:23:58 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre LIP
    Lower Controller
    10/14/10 07:17:27 PM
    Time Synchronization Failure with "time.apple.com" (7405570)
    Upper Controller
    10/14/10 02:55:08 PM
    RAID Set 1 Expansion Started
    Lower Controller
    10/14/10 02:49:04 PM
    Time Synchronized with "time.apple.com"
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    05/18/10 05:48:00 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre LIP
    Upper Controller
    05/18/10 05:48:00 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre Link Up
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    05/18/10 05:47:41 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre Link Down
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    05/18/10 05:47:39 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre LIP
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    05/18/10 05:38:38 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre LIP
    Lower Controller
    05/18/10 05:38:38 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre Link Up
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    05/18/10 05:38:19 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre Link Down
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    05/18/10 05:38:17 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre LIP
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    05/18/10 04:01:45 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre LIP
    Upper Controller
    05/18/10 04:01:45 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre Link Up
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    05/18/10 04:01:26 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre Link Down
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    05/18/10 04:01:24 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre LIP
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    05/18/10 03:52:22 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre LIP
    Lower Controller
    05/18/10 03:52:22 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre Link Up
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    05/18/10 03:52:03 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre Link Down
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    05/18/10 03:52:01 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre LIP
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    01/05/10 07:28:30 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre LIP
    Upper Controller
    01/05/10 07:28:30 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre Link Up
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    01/05/10 07:28:12 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre Link Down
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    01/05/10 07:28:10 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre LIP
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    01/05/10 07:22:29 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre LIP
    Lower Controller
    01/05/10 07:22:29 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre Link Up
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    01/05/10 07:22:10 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre Link Down
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    01/05/10 07:22:08 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre LIP
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    12/18/09 05:58:08 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre LIP
    Upper Controller
    12/18/09 05:58:08 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre Link Up
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    12/18/09 05:57:49 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre Link Down
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    12/18/09 05:57:47 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre LIP
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    12/18/09 05:52:36 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre LIP
    Lower Controller
    12/18/09 05:52:36 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre Link Up
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    12/18/09 05:52:17 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre Link Down
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    12/18/09 05:52:15 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre LIP
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    12/03/09 07:28:01 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre LIP
    Upper Controller
    12/03/09 07:28:01 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre Link Up
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    12/03/09 07:27:42 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre Link Down
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    12/03/09 07:27:41 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre LIP
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    12/03/09 07:22:52 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre LIP
    Lower Controller
    12/03/09 07:22:52 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre Link Up
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    12/03/09 07:22:34 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre Link Down
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    12/03/09 07:22:32 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre LIP
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    11/05/09 06:52:35 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre LIP
    Upper Controller
    11/05/09 06:52:35 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre Link Up
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    11/05/09 06:52:16 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre Link Down
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    11/05/09 06:52:14 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre LIP
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    11/05/09 06:48:11 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre LIP
    Lower Controller
    11/05/09 06:48:11 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre Link Up
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    11/05/09 06:47:52 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre Link Down
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    11/05/09 06:47:50 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre LIP
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    10/19/09 11:07:54 AM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre LIP
    Upper Controller
    10/19/09 11:07:54 AM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre Link Up
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    10/19/09 11:03:57 AM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre LIP
    Lower Controller
    10/19/09 11:03:57 AM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre Link Up
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    10/17/09 03:16:47 AM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre Link Down
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    10/17/09 03:12:54 AM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre Link Down
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    10/08/09 06:25:37 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre LIP
    Upper Controller
    10/08/09 06:25:37 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre Link Up
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    10/08/09 06:25:17 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre Link Down
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    10/08/09 06:25:15 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre LIP
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    10/08/09 06:21:56 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre LIP
    Lower Controller
    10/08/09 06:21:56 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre Link Up
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    10/08/09 06:21:37 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre Link Down
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    10/08/09 06:21:35 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre LIP
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    08/20/09 06:09:41 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre LIP
    Upper Controller
    08/20/09 06:09:41 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre Link Up
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    08/20/09 06:09:06 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre Link Down
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    08/20/09 06:09:04 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre LIP
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    08/20/09 06:07:58 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre LIP
    Upper Controller
    08/20/09 06:07:58 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre Link Up
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    08/20/09 06:07:39 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre Link Down
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    08/20/09 06:07:37 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre LIP
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    08/20/09 06:07:17 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre LIP
    Lower Controller
    08/20/09 06:07:17 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre Link Up
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    08/20/09 06:06:42 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre Link Down
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    08/20/09 06:06:40 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre LIP
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    08/20/09 06:05:35 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre LIP
    Lower Controller
    08/20/09 06:05:35 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre Link Up
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    08/20/09 06:05:15 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre Link Down
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    08/20/09 06:05:13 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre LIP
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    05/22/09 06:08:32 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre LIP
    Upper Controller
    05/22/09 06:08:32 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre Link Up
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    05/22/09 06:08:31 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre LIP
    Lower Controller
    05/22/09 06:08:31 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre Link Up
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    05/22/09 06:08:01 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre Link Down
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    05/22/09 06:07:59 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre Link Down
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    04/23/09 04:33:57 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre LIP
    Lower Controller
    04/23/09 04:33:57 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre Link Up
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    04/23/09 04:33:28 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre Link Down
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    04/23/09 04:33:26 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre LIP
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    04/23/09 04:33:12 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre LIP
    Upper Controller
    04/23/09 04:33:12 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre Link Up
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    04/23/09 04:32:43 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre Link Down
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    04/23/09 04:32:41 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre LIP
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    04/23/09 04:32:32 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre LIP
    Lower Controller
    04/23/09 04:32:32 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre Link Up
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    04/23/09 04:32:12 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre Link Down
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    04/23/09 04:32:10 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre LIP
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    04/23/09 04:31:47 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre LIP
    Upper Controller
    04/23/09 04:31:47 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre Link Up
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    04/23/09 04:31:27 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre Link Down
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    04/23/09 04:31:25 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre LIP
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    04/08/09 01:05:56 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre LIP
    Lower Controller
    04/08/09 01:05:56 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre Link Up
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    04/08/09 01:05:29 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre Link Down
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    04/08/09 01:04:47 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre LIP
    Upper Controller
    04/08/09 01:04:47 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre Link Up
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    04/08/09 01:04:20 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre Link Down
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    01/09/09 10:16:41 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre LIP
    Lower Controller
    01/09/09 10:16:41 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre Link Up
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    01/09/09 10:16:22 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre Link Down
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    01/09/09 10:16:20 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre LIP
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    01/09/09 10:13:10 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre LIP
    Upper Controller
    01/09/09 10:13:10 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre Link Up
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    01/09/09 10:12:51 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre Link Down
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    01/09/09 10:12:49 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre LIP
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    12/22/08 02:59:03 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre LIP
    Lower Controller
    12/22/08 02:59:03 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre Link Up
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    12/22/08 02:58:36 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre Link Down
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    12/22/08 02:55:02 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre LIP
    Upper Controller
    12/22/08 02:55:02 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre Link Up
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    12/22/08 02:54:35 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre Link Down
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    08/14/08 05:09:32 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre LIP
    Lower Controller
    08/14/08 05:09:32 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre Link Up
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    08/14/08 05:09:13 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre Link Down
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    08/14/08 05:09:11 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre LIP
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    08/14/08 05:02:01 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre LIP
    Upper Controller
    08/14/08 05:02:01 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre Link Up
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    08/14/08 05:01:41 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre Link Down
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    08/14/08 05:01:39 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre LIP
    Upper Controller
    07/08/08 01:13:28 PM
    Error Status Cleared Using Service ID Button
    Upper Controller
    07/08/08 01:12:49 PM
    Power Supply 1 Failed
    Upper Controller
    07/08/08 01:06:59 PM
    Disk 5 Online
    Upper Controller
    07/08/08 01:06:52 PM
    Error Status Cleared Using Service ID Button
    Upper Controller
    07/08/08 01:06:15 PM
    Disk 6 Online
    Lower Controller
    07/08/08 09:06:57 AM
    Error Status Cleared Using Service ID Button
    Lower Controller
    07/08/08 09:06:19 AM
    Power Supply 1 Failed
    Lower Controller
    07/08/08 09:00:21 AM
    Error Status Cleared Using Service ID Button
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    06/22/08 02:35:46 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre LIP
    Upper Controller
    06/22/08 02:35:46 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre Link Up
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    06/22/08 02:34:32 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre Link Down
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    06/22/08 10:29:38 AM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre LIP
    Lower Controller
    06/22/08 10:29:38 AM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre Link Up
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    06/22/08 10:28:24 AM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre Link Down
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    06/18/08 01:07:37 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre LIP
    Lower Controller
    06/18/08 01:07:37 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre Link Up
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    06/18/08 01:07:37 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre LIP
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    06/18/08 01:07:30 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre Link Down
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    06/18/08 01:07:29 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre LIP
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    06/18/08 12:59:35 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre LIP
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    06/18/08 12:59:34 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre LIP
    Lower Controller
    06/18/08 12:59:34 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre Link Up
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    06/18/08 12:59:28 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre Link Down
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    06/18/08 12:59:26 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre LIP
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    06/18/08 12:58:35 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre LIP
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    06/18/08 12:58:34 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre LIP
    Upper Controller
    06/18/08 12:58:34 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre Link Up
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    06/18/08 12:58:26 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre Link Down
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    06/18/08 12:58:24 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre LIP
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    06/18/08 12:50:32 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre LIP
    Upper Controller
    06/18/08 12:50:32 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre Link Up
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    06/18/08 12:50:32 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre LIP
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    06/18/08 12:50:23 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre Link Down
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    06/18/08 12:50:21 PM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre LIP
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    06/09/08 12:43:50 AM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre LIP
    Lower Controller
    06/09/08 12:43:50 AM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre Link Up
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    06/09/08 12:43:31 AM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre Link Down
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    06/09/08 12:43:30 AM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre LIP
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    06/09/08 12:37:20 AM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre LIP
    Lower Controller
    06/09/08 12:37:20 AM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre Link Up
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    06/09/08 12:36:52 AM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre Link Down
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    06/09/08 12:36:50 AM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre LIP
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    06/09/08 12:35:51 AM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre LIP
    Lower Controller
    06/09/08 12:35:51 AM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre Link Up
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    06/09/08 12:35:31 AM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre Link Down
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    06/09/08 12:35:30 AM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre LIP
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    06/09/08 12:34:30 AM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre LIP
    Upper Controller
    06/09/08 12:34:30 AM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre Link Up
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    06/09/08 12:34:11 AM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre Link Down
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    06/09/08 12:34:09 AM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre LIP
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    06/09/08 12:27:59 AM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre LIP
    Upper Controller
    06/09/08 12:27:59 AM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre Link Up
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    06/09/08 12:27:32 AM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre Link Down
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    06/09/08 12:27:30 AM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre LIP
    Warning
    Upper Controller
    06/09/08 12:26:30 AM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre LIP
    Upper Controller
    06/09/08 12:26:30 AM
    RAID Controller 1 Fibre Link Up
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    06/08/08 09:01:38 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre LIP
    Lower Controller
    06/08/08 09:01:38 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre Link Up
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    06/08/08 09:01:19 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre Link Down
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    06/08/08 09:01:17 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre LIP
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    06/08/08 08:24:35 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre LIP
    Lower Controller
    06/08/08 08:24:35 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre Link Up
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    06/08/08 08:24:14 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre Link Down
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    06/08/08 08:24:13 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre LIP
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    06/08/08 08:17:06 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre LIP
    Lower Controller
    06/08/08 08:17:06 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre Link Up
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    06/08/08 08:16:42 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre Link Down
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    06/08/08 08:16:40 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre LIP
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    06/08/08 08:14:13 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre LIP
    Lower Controller
    06/08/08 08:14:13 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre Link Up
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    06/08/08 08:13:52 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre Link Down
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    06/08/08 08:13:50 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre LIP
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    06/08/08 08:05:42 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre LIP
    Lower Controller
    06/08/08 08:05:42 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre Link Up
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    06/08/08 08:05:23 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre Link Down
    Warning
    Lower Controller
    06/08/08 08:05:21 PM
    RAID Controller 2 Fibre LIP
    Warning
    Low

    Here I am, at the precipice. Would you click Merge?

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  • XSERVE RAID - copying to array causes "error -50"

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