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On Fri, Oct 29, 2010 at 3:35 PM, Jerrin <slackmails@gmail.com> wrote:

> i have a freebsd(7.3) dedicated server with one hard disk.It have
> partitions
> for root and swap only.I want to setup RAID1 by adding one more hard disk.i
> found in freebsd handbook about setting up RAID1
> http://www.freebsd.org/doc/handbook/geom-mirror.html .I only have remote
> access to the server.Will i lose data by doing it?


If you do it correct way you will not.  It's possible if you make a mistake
and do something like mirror the wrong way you would.


> Anyways to make  sure in
> the procedure of setting up raid1 that i shouldn't have to go single user
> mode or change something at the boot prompt when rebooting after this is
> setup.
>

Again if you do it incorrectly you may need to resort to these procedures.
However if you follow the handbook accurately you should be fine.

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Adam Vande More