From owner-freebsd-questions Wed Jun 3 04:47:32 1998 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id EAA26669 for freebsd-questions-outgoing; Wed, 3 Jun 1998 04:47:32 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from lucy.bedford.net (lucy.bedford.net [206.99.145.54]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id EAA26662 for ; Wed, 3 Jun 1998 04:47:26 -0700 (PDT) (envelope-from listread@lucy.bedford.net) Received: (from listread@localhost) by lucy.bedford.net (8.8.8/8.8.8) id HAA05403; Wed, 3 Jun 1998 07:38:16 -0400 (EDT) (envelope-from listread) Message-Id: <199806031138.HAA05403@lucy.bedford.net> Subject: Re: Root volumes in fbsd, can it be done? In-Reply-To: <35752B30.446B9B3D@wired.ctech.ac.za> from Jacques Hugo at "Jun 3, 98 12:53:36 pm" To: jacques@wired.ctech.ac.za (Jacques Hugo) Date: Wed, 3 Jun 1998 07:38:16 -0400 (EDT) Cc: questions@FreeBSD.ORG X-no-archive: yes Reply-to: djv@bedford.net From: CyberPeasant X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4ME+ PL38 (25)] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG 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 -- DISCLAIMER: If it can be disclaimed, it is. DISCLAIMER: In particular, I don't represent any organization. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message