Date: Sun, 19 Sep 1999 11:19:19 +0930 From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com> To: Martti Kuparinen <martti@research.zopps.fi> Cc: freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Adding a new disk to vinum Message-ID: <19990919111919.W55065@freebie.lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9909170958390.7955-100000@ws125.research.zopps.fi>; from Martti Kuparinen on Fri, Sep 17, 1999 at 10:12:24AM %2B0300 References: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9909170958390.7955-100000@ws125.research.zopps.fi>
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On Friday, 17 September 1999 at 10:12:24 +0300, Martti Kuparinen wrote: > Hi! > > I'm building a server based on FreeBSD 3.3-RELEASE and I thought > I'd use vinum for /var/spool/imap (for Cyrus IMAP server) to > create a large filesystem (say 3x9 GB as a single fs -- i.e. to > use concat). > > But what if I have to add a new disk, must I run newfs for > the whole vinum thing (=backup the old stuff first) or can I > just expand the existing configuration to include also the new disk? There are some programs in development which will do this, but they're not ready yet. Yes, you'll have to newfs. > What other alternatives do I have (besides HW solutions)? None, including hardware solutions. You'll still have to newfs. It's a file system issue, not a storage device issue. Greg -- See complete headers for address, home page and phone numbers finger grog@lemis.com for PGP public key To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message
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