From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Mar 3 08:25:23 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id ADF6316A422 for ; Fri, 3 Mar 2006 08:25:23 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from hausen@punkt.de) Received: from kagate2.punkt.de (kagate.punkt.de [217.29.33.131]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8FFE743D62 for ; Fri, 3 Mar 2006 08:25:12 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from hausen@punkt.de) Received: from hugo10.ka.punkt.de (hugo10.ka.punkt.de [10.0.0.110]) by kagate2.punkt.de with ESMTP id k238PBam003540 for ; Fri, 3 Mar 2006 09:25:11 +0100 (CET) Received: from hugo10.ka.punkt.de (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by hugo10.ka.punkt.de (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id k238PBoI044049; Fri, 3 Mar 2006 09:25:11 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from ry93@hugo10.ka.punkt.de) Received: (from ry93@localhost) by hugo10.ka.punkt.de (8.12.10/8.12.10/Submit) id k238PA6o044047; Fri, 3 Mar 2006 09:25:10 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from ry93) Date: Fri, 3 Mar 2006 09:25:10 +0100 From: "Patrick M. Hausen" To: Mark van Wouw Message-ID: <20060303082510.GA43895@hugo10.ka.punkt.de> References: <20060303032627.7E8D316A423@hub.freebsd.org> <20060303062105.GC49548@vanten.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20060303062105.GC49548@vanten.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.10i Cc: Mike Jakubik , freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Fresh install on gmirror'ed disks? X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 03 Mar 2006 08:25:24 -0000 Hello! > Since you have the luxury of doing this at install time, check out the > instructions at: > > http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/bsd/2005/11/10/FreeBSD_Basics.html?page=1 > > It worked for me and I think it's more like what you want than the > http://ezine.daemonnews.org/200502/diskmirror.html > approach which is good for converting a system to gmirror. Keep in mind that this gives you a mirrored ad0 (or da0), not a mirrored ad0s1 (or da0s1) like Ralf's instructions. So you must replace a failed disk with one of the same size. With Ralf's approach you can get any model of equal or bigger size and just adjust s1 accordingly. HTH, Patrick -- punkt.de GmbH Internet - Dienstleistungen - Beratung Vorholzstr. 25 Tel. 0721 9109 -0 Fax: -100 76137 Karlsruhe http://punkt.de