From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Oct 27 00:27:54 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4D4A416A4CE; Wed, 27 Oct 2004 00:27:54 +0000 (GMT) Received: from beer.ux6.net (beer.ux6.net [64.62.253.29]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3362F43D53; Wed, 27 Oct 2004 00:27:54 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from miha@ghuug.org) Received: from [64.62.253.84] (helo=m) by beer.ux6.net with esmtpa (Exim 4.43 (FreeBSD)) id 1CMbfM-0003az-R9; Tue, 26 Oct 2004 17:27:54 -0700 From: "Mikhail P." To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2004 00:27:47 +0000 User-Agent: KMail/1.7 Organization: Ghana Unix Users Group MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200410270027.47092.miha@ghuug.org> X-Spam-Score: -4.9 (----) X-Spam-Report: Spam detection software, running on the system "beer.ux6.net", hasmessageblock similar future email. If you have any questions, see the administrator of that system for details. Content preview: Hello, On our next file server, I want to make one large FTP area out of 4 drives (so that system sees them as onewith Vinum previously, but hear a lot about it. My question is how to Vinum, and what will happen if let's say one drive fails in volume? Am I loosing the whole data, or I can just unplug the drive, tell vinum to use remaining drives with the data each drive holds? I'm not looking for fault tolerance solution. [...] Content analysis details: (-4.9 points, 6.0 required) pts rule name description --------------------------------------------------1% [score: 0.0000] cc: freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org Subject: question on vinum X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list Reply-To: miha@ghuug.org List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2004 00:27:54 -0000 Hello, On our next file server, I want to make one large FTP area out of 4 drives = (so=20 that system sees them as one volume). Vinum appears to be exactly what I=20 need. I haven't worked with Vinum previously, but hear a lot about it. My questio= n=20 is how to implement the above (unite four drives into single volume) using= =20 Vinum, and what will happen if let's say one drive fails in volume? Am I=20 loosing the whole data, or I can just unplug the drive, tell vinum to use=20 remaining drives with the data each drive holds? I'm not looking for fault= =20 tolerance solution. =46rom my understanding, in above scenario, Vinum will first fill up the fi= rst=20 drive, then second, etc. I have read the handbook articles, and I got general understanding of Vinum. I'm particularly interested to know if I will still be able to use volume i= n=20 case of failed drive. Some minimal configuration examples would be greatly appreciated! Server will be running FreeBSD-4.10. regards, M.