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Cc: Mark Busby <redtick@sbcglobal.net>
Subject: Re: gmirror dual mirrors?
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On Wednesday 26 July 2006 09:38, Mark Busby wrote:
> New to gmirror so a newb question. I have my computer setup with 4 sata
> drives. I am using one for the operating system then one to mirror it. One
> has data and I want a mirror of that.  When creating the first mirror I
> used gm0. Now creating the 2nd mirror use gm1? Or is there a gotcha hidden
> away?

The name is entirely up to you. You can call your mirror "spongebob" if you 
want. I typically include something about the filesystem (such as the 
mountpoint) in my names (e.g. jn_usr), but that's just personal preference. 
No number is required.

JN