From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Feb 20 19:25:29 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id A344416A420; Mon, 20 Feb 2006 19:25:29 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from ler@lerctr.org) Received: from lerami.lerctr.org (lerami.lerctr.org [192.147.25.11]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 094F743D4C; Mon, 20 Feb 2006 19:25:28 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from ler@lerctr.org) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=lerami; d=lerctr.org; b=Jkrlo3Y0mfnS2qTA/aQznyg3mcepr5YsCGNpcCUETg4T7S9t7aHKgwyfCX4JZ1ulhwWWO8DLjzw4bp+w/tTd+xOhz+64JGJ96yGcxb3cOXAGgUEHAxcdvLr1loV2sYr/Mf55SQRcXM5N/dlhqDaCgP82g2+SgohJsu9dWbxCfPg=; Received: from 64-132-13-2.gen.twtelecom.net ([64.132.13.2]:50325 helo=LROSENMAC8010P) by lerami.lerctr.org with esmtpsa (TLSv1:RC4-MD5:128) (Exim 4.60) (envelope-from ) id 1FBGeg-0006HW-RW; Mon, 20 Feb 2006 13:25:28 -0600 From: "Larry Rosenman" To: "'Doug Barton'" Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2006 13:25:05 -0600 Message-ID: <013701c63653$5b440e10$0a0a0a0a@aus.pervasive.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Microsoft Office Outlook 11 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2670 Thread-Index: AcY2Um4o34uaWwP5Qe2SMjsWDItrhQAAA8qg In-Reply-To: <43FA15F5.4050300@FreeBSD.org> X-Spam-Score: -4.4 (----) X-LERCTR-Spam-Score: -4.4 (----) X-Spam-Report: (-4.4 points, 5.0 required) ALL_TRUSTED=-1.8 BAYES_00=-2.599 DK_POLICY_SIGNALL=0.001 X-LERCTR-Spam-Report: (-4.4 points, 5.0 required) ALL_TRUSTED=-1.8 BAYES_00=-2.599 DK_POLICY_SIGNALL=0.001 DomainKey-Status: no signature Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org, thierry@herbelot.com Subject: RE: no dump on a gmirror ? X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2006 19:25:29 -0000 Doug Barton wrote: > Larry Rosenman wrote: >> Thierry Herbelot wrote: >>> Hello, >>> >>> I have recently converted a machine to a full gmirror configuration >>> (as explained on http://people.freebsd.org/~rse/mirror/ : >>> everything, including swap, is mirrored). >>> >>> The dump device is configured as AUTO from /etc/defaults/rc.conf and >>> the kernel complains when booting that "No suitable dump device was >>> found". >>> >>> Is this to be expected ? (I do not find any hint in gmirror(8) or >>> dumpon(8)) >> >> Yes, unfortunately. >> >> I wish someone would change it, as if I get a system panic, I'll >> not be able to help fix it. > > Does specifying a device, rather than using AUTO, work for you? > > Doug as in? # dumpon /dev/mirror/gm0s1b dumpon: ioctl(DIOCSKERNELDUMP): Operation not supported # Feb 20 13:23:03 thebighonker kernel: Loading configuration files. Feb 20 13:23:03 thebighonker kernel: dumpon: Feb 20 13:23:03 thebighonker kernel: ioctl(DIOCSKERNELDUMP) Feb 20 13:23:03 thebighonker kernel: : Feb 20 13:23:03 thebighonker kernel: Operation not supported # cat /etc/rc.conf hostname="thebighonker.lerctr.org" dumpdev="/dev/mirror/gm0s1b" so, no it doesn't. I don't believe I can get at the "b" slices of the individual disks (da0/da1). LER -- Larry Rosenman http://www.lerctr.org/~ler Phone: +1 512-248-2683 E-Mail: ler@lerctr.org US Mail: 430 Valona Loop, Round Rock, TX 78681-3893