Date: Sun, 28 Mar 2004 01:45:40 -0700 From: Stephen Fisher <StephenTFisher@yahoo.com> To: freebsd-sparc64@freebsd.org Subject: Convert to Vinum problems Message-ID: <20040328084540.GA27664@ux2abq1.calicat.org>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] I am having trouble setting up vinum on a new Sparc64 box. I am using a Sun Netra T1 105 with two 9GB SCSI drives. I want to mirror all partitions (including the root) between the drives for redundancy. I'm installing 5.2.1-RELEASE from a burned CD. I have gotten so far as to have /usr and /var mirrored after a lot of hacking at it but couldn't get the root partition mirrored. So I decided to start from scratch... The main problem I am having is that all of the documentation on Vinum explains how to install it with bsd labels instead of sun labels. The latest documentation I have tried following is <http://www.vinumvm.org/cfbsd/vinum.pdf>; which explains how to "install a conventional system then convert it to Vinum." When I create a partially overlaping "h" partition I get an error stating that the a partition overlaps with my "a" partition (the whole point, isn't it?) and I have to edit the label again to fix it. Partition table before modifications: a: 530145 66 # / b: 1060290 0 # swap c: 17655435 0 # (whole disk) d: 530145 99 # /var e: 15534855 132 # /usr After modifications (reduced swap by 281 sectors at the beginning) and started h 16 sectors into the drive to skip the boot loader): a: 530145 66 b: 1060009 281 c: 17655435 0 d: 530145 99 e: 15534855 132 h: 17655419 16 I would appreciate any pointers anyone has to offer in getting this working.. Thanks! :) -- Stephen Fisher San Jose, CA USA [-- Attachment #2 --] -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.4 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFAZpCzOO1t8kNcHJoRAnylAJ9+kBeA1FDDsNopJ5+w6THtDT1yCgCeMKvg Prb4DrS0Kd/A/N+o83cEhO4= =9RBj -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----help
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