From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Sun Jul 27 08:47:42 2003 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 33E1E37B423 for ; Sun, 27 Jul 2003 08:47:42 -0700 (PDT) Received: from station189.com (station189.com [203.194.198.184]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id B337243FA3 for ; Sun, 27 Jul 2003 08:47:40 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from rtjohan@syspres.com) Received: (qmail 5361 invoked from network); 23 Jul 2003 05:01:03 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO rjc800) (12.234.42.231) by station189.com with SMTP; 23 Jul 2003 05:01:03 -0000 From: "Richard Johannesson" To: Date: Tue, 22 Jul 2003 21:57:23 -0700 Message-ID: <001001c350d6$ea61d790$3d01a8c0@rjc800> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook, Build 10.0.4510 Importance: Normal X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1165 In-Reply-To: <200307221931.19675.rajat@skipstone.com> Subject: FreeBSD5.1 Vinum Mirror root X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: rtjohan@syspres.com List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 27 Jul 2003 15:47:42 -0000 Read everything I can find on vinum: vinum website, freebsd = documentation on vinum, and "Complete FreeBSD" section on vinum. Still not sure which = method is correct for setting up a mirrored root drive for a FreeBSD 5.1 = system. The instructions I've found online regarding a vinum root drive, http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/vinum-root.html= , does not mention any need to first install freebsd on a normal drive and then convert that root drive to a vinum drive. The instructions from the "The Complete FreeBSD" by Greg Lehey on = installing FreeBSD5.1 on Vinum specifies to 1st do this freebsd install then = convert to vinum. One thing this book mentions is to create the swap directory 1st = so the vinum configuration will be stored in the 1st 265 sectors of the = "swap" slice. Is this second method outdate, or is there simply several ways to = accomplish this task. I'm new to FreeBSD, so setting up vinum seems a little overwhelming. Just trying to mirror a 200GB root drive with another = 200GB drive. Would really appreciate any advice on this matter. Thanks, Richard