Date: Wed, 3 Jun 1998 07:38:16 -0400 (EDT) From: CyberPeasant <djv@bedford.net> To: jacques@wired.ctech.ac.za (Jacques Hugo) Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Root volumes in fbsd, can it be done? Message-ID: <199806031138.HAA05403@lucy.bedford.net> In-Reply-To: <35752B30.446B9B3D@wired.ctech.ac.za> from Jacques Hugo at "Jun 3, 98 12:53:36 pm"
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Jacques Hugo wrote:
> Hi there ...
>
> On AIX systems, one can install volume groups
> which binds 2/more hdd as a single volume.
> Meaning that, say 2 9Gig SCSI hdd, can function
> as one volume with different file systems.
> Think of it as the sys: and data: volumes in
> Netware.
>
> Can this config be done by fbsd 2.x or 3?
> Having 2/3 9Gig hdd and the OS will see
> it as different devices, but the same
> file system like /usr/local, can span over
> more that one hdd.
Sounds like a job for "ccd": (from the man page:)
CCD(4) FreeBSD Kernel Interfaces Manual CCD(4)
NAME
ccd - Concatenated Disk Driver
SYNOPSIS
pseudo-device ccd 4
DESCRIPTION
The ccd driver provides the capability of combining one or more
disks/partitions into one virtual disk.
Dave
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