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Date:      Mon, 06 Jan 2003 19:32:35 +0100
From:      phk@freebsd.org
To:        Nate Lawson <nate@root.org>
Cc:        current@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: mirrored root fs? 
Message-ID:  <21686.1041877955@critter.freebsd.dk>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 06 Jan 2003 10:27:21 PST." <Pine.BSF.4.21.0301061025350.10897-100000@root.org> 

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In message <Pine.BSF.4.21.0301061025350.10897-100000@root.org>, Nate Lawson wri
tes:
>I'd like to have a mirrored root partition.  I tried ccd(4) but the boot
>blocks couldn't find the fs.  Any idea how much work it would take to
>enable booting a ccd root?  Also, does vinum already support this?

The best way to do this is to get a cheap ATA raid controller (I use
a promise).  That way the bios can load your OS if a mirror side
drops.

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