Date: Sun, 9 Aug 2009 15:27:55 +0200 From: Roland Smith <rsmith@xs4all.nl> To: Michael Christie <vk3mrc@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Gmirror Message-ID: <20090809132755.GA7438@slackbox.xs4all.nl> In-Reply-To: <cfae10710908090541p778f27acv72ee80d930278a82@mail.gmail.com> References: <cfae10710908090541p778f27acv72ee80d930278a82@mail.gmail.com>
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--/04w6evG8XlLl3ft Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Sun, Aug 09, 2009 at 10:41:05PM +1000, Michael Christie wrote: > Hi there all, >=20 > I need your help. I have a supermicro server which was running Freebsd 7.1 > with 2 SATA drives. I have had G mirror running on the server. I needed to > do a full reinstall of freebsd but was unable to disengage the mirror at = the > time. When installing Freebsd, on to the drives i see i have AD4 AD6 and = AR0 > on the disk label, i have installed the new free bsd in AD4, and the syst= em > would not boot. >=20 > I have come across this before where i have to remove AR0 to default the > drive, i can remember reading a thread on how to use =E2=80=9Cfix it=E2= =80=9D and using the > live cd. I have google but cannot find it > > Please is there any one here that can refresh my memory and tell me how to > remove gmirror from my drives so i can do a fresh install,. I don't think you have to do a new install. Just use 'boot0cfg -s 1 ad4' to make the next boot start from da4. Then rebuild ad6: 'gmirror rebuild ar0 a= d6'. Roland --=20 R.F.Smith http://www.xs4all.nl/~rsmith/ [plain text _non-HTML_ PGP/GnuPG encrypted/signed email much appreciated] pgp: 1A2B 477F 9970 BA3C 2914 B7CE 1277 EFB0 C321 A725 (KeyID: C321A725) --/04w6evG8XlLl3ft Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.12 (FreeBSD) iEUEARECAAYFAkp+ztsACgkQEnfvsMMhpyVcpQCdHlLFj3JlD5RMN10vsXGzxYtH oLIAl0fdADmLHmPC3TBa0Mp9XtKFby8= =QKl0 -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --/04w6evG8XlLl3ft--
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