From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Dec 17 05:57:57 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id BC47E16A4CE for ; Fri, 17 Dec 2004 05:57:57 +0000 (GMT) Received: from web50708.mail.yahoo.com (web50708.mail.yahoo.com [206.190.38.106]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with SMTP id 353A143D31 for ; Fri, 17 Dec 2004 05:57:57 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from weyrich_comp@yahoo.com) Received: (qmail 16649 invoked by uid 60001); 17 Dec 2004 05:57:56 -0000 Comment: DomainKeys? See http://antispam.yahoo.com/domainkeys DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=s1024; d=yahoo.com; b=R0yeOEWRcXmbLr5g9uvqxXCdw6JJFttz2e6XAwzkz2E44y5n139ZA8TuCsAJjZgyW36Ev2AYVsM42SjhZfBhrRf4qteHBiApERP70HKQ9YllUm4a0MPCxuikRcHe0GzaiuEFba3qshxyTWd4uYgwfFcjv47MbPUp4Tlm3enNiYY= ; Message-ID: <20041217055756.16647.qmail@web50708.mail.yahoo.com> Received: from [64.249.12.251] by web50708.mail.yahoo.com via HTTP; Thu, 16 Dec 2004 21:57:56 PST Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2004 21:57:56 -0800 (PST) From: orville weyrich To: FreeBSD Questions MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Subject: re: Fixing vinum after removing a HDD X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 17 Dec 2004 05:57:57 -0000 > Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2004 21:56:29 -0800 (PST) > From: orville weyrich > Subject: re: Fixing vinum after removing a HDD > To: greebsd-questions@freebsd.org > > On Wed, 2004-02-11 at 17:02, Greg 'groggy' Lehey > wrote: > > resetconfig > > The resetconfig command completely > obliterates the vinum configu- > > ration on a system. Use this command > only when you want to com- > > pletely delete the configuration. > > > > I'm completely baffled that people want to use > this > command so much. > > The correct sequence is to remove the drive, > replace > it with something > > else with a Vinum partition, and then start the > defective objects. > > > > It depends on the volume structures as to whether > the data can still > > be recovered. > > PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE elaborate on what volume > structuers CAN be recovered after resetconfig and > what > strucuters cannot. > > I am trying to deal with *invalid* drives in > dumpconfig and not getting any answers. > > Thanks > > > > > > __________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Mail - You care about security. So do we. > http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail > __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Dress up your holiday email, Hollywood style. Learn more. http://celebrity.mail.yahoo.com