From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Mar 7 12:45:51 2006 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DF16B16A420 for ; Tue, 7 Mar 2006 12:45:51 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from hausen@punkt.de) Received: from kagate.punkt.de (kagate.punkt.de [217.29.33.131]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 02D5B43D4C for ; Tue, 7 Mar 2006 12:45:50 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from hausen@punkt.de) Received: from hugo10.ka.punkt.de (hugo10.ka.punkt.de [10.0.0.110]) by kagate2.punkt.de with ESMTP id k27Cjnfr024637 for ; Tue, 7 Mar 2006 13:45:49 +0100 (CET) Received: from hugo10.ka.punkt.de (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by hugo10.ka.punkt.de (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id k27CjmoI069370; Tue, 7 Mar 2006 13:45:48 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from ry93@hugo10.ka.punkt.de) Received: (from ry93@localhost) by hugo10.ka.punkt.de (8.12.10/8.12.10/Submit) id k27CjmIs069369; Tue, 7 Mar 2006 13:45:48 +0100 (CET) (envelope-from ry93) Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2006 13:45:48 +0100 From: "Patrick M. Hausen" To: JoaoBR Message-ID: <20060307124548.GB69143@hugo10.ka.punkt.de> References: <440D74B3.3030309@vwsoft.com> <200603070939.30032.joao@matik.com.br> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <200603070939.30032.joao@matik.com.br> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.10i Cc: Volker , freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Fresh install on gmirror'ed disks? X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 07 Mar 2006 12:45:52 -0000 Hi! On Tue, Mar 07, 2006 at 09:39:29AM -0300, JoaoBR wrote: > there is no need to copy anything around ... > > - you do install the system as usual > - before rebooting you create the to be mirrored disk with the gmirror label > command > (you do not loose data here) > - then you change your fstab acordingly > - you reboot > - you insert the mirror disk(s) > - gmirror should start syncing automatically if you did everything right > > ready, this is a 3 minute thing Are there instructions on how to do this to mirror a slice instead of an entire disk? Thanks, Patrick -- punkt.de GmbH Internet - Dienstleistungen - Beratung Vorholzstr. 25 Tel. 0721 9109 -0 Fax: -100 76137 Karlsruhe http://punkt.de