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Date:      Fri, 17 Dec 1999 09:01:24 +1030
From:      Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com>
To:        Tony Wells <awells@journalstar.com>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Adding vinum
Message-ID:  <19991217090124.H46720@freebie.lemis.com>
In-Reply-To: <38592D93.ABAD9EB1@journalstar.com>
References:  <38592D93.ABAD9EB1@journalstar.com>

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On Thursday, 16 December 1999 at 12:21:07 -0600, Tony Wells wrote:
> I have a server which I would like to increase the availability of.  I
> want to add a second hard disk to machine to mirror the data of the
> previously installed disk.  I could mount the drive and periodically
> 'dd' the data but this seems inelegant and expensive.
>
> So my questions:
> Can I add a second hard drive and install it as a mirror drive using
> vinum, or am I too late, having already partitioned the first drive?
> (There's already data on the partitions.)

Currently you can't do that.  It's one of the things I'm thinking of
doing, but don't hold your breath.

Greg
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