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Date:      Fri, 4 Mar 2011 21:48:34 +0100
From:      Kai Gallasch <gallasch@free.de>
To:        freebsd-fs@freebsd.org
Subject:   gmirror + gjournal and write cache on drives enabled
Message-ID:  <BBBE0DEA-2CDC-453E-9AA6-A104F903A5E1@free.de>

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Hi.

I'm currently installing a server with 4 x SAS JBOD connected to an =
mpt(4) pseudo-raid controller.

# gmirror status
      Name    Status  Components
mirror/gm0  COMPLETE  da0
                      da1
/dev/mirror/gm0s1a.journal    /
/dev/mirror/gm0s1d.journal    /var
/dev/mirror/gm0s1e.journal    /usr
/dev/mirror/gm0s1f.journal    /usr/local
/dev/mirror/gm0s1g.journal    /usr/src
/dev/mirror/gm0s1h.journal    /usr/obj

in gjournal(8) I read:

   "When gjournal is configured on top of gmirror(8) or graid3(8) =
providers,
   it also keeps them in a consistent state, thus automatic =
synchronization
   on power failure or system crash may be disabled on those providers."

Is this statement also true, if the JBODs have their write-cache =
enabled?
If yes, I'd gladly "gmirror configure -F" to avoid a full sync in case =
of a server crash, power loss, etc.

Kai.=



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