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Date: Tue, 12 Aug 1997 10:05:59 +0200
From: Gerhardt Conway <gconway@csir.co.za>
To: GConway@csir.co.za, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject: ST32171N UltraSCSI Disk Installation
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Hi There.

I want to install a Seagate ST32171N UltraSCSI 2.16 Gbyte disk. This disk
will be the forth one on a FreeBSD machine. Already we have 2 X
2Gbyte and one 1Gbyte installed previously. This disk will be used purely
for mirroring. I would want to use the whole 2Gbyte for mirroring the
ATMForum site.  What is the mounting procedure please? As I can
understand thus far one has to attach parameters to a "disktab" file in the
/etc directory. I do not have a clue as to what these values might be nor
do I know what variables are to be used. Next one has to make use of
the "disklabel" command which then makes use of the values specified in
"/etc/disktab". What are the switches to be used if sd0 to sd2 are
already used? I presume that I will use rsd3. Next one issues the
command "newfs". How is it used please? And finally mounting the
device. One has to create a directory from root "mkdir atmforum" and
then mount the device to the atmforum directory. Please correct me if I
am wrong.

Hope to hear from you soon.

Thanks

Gerhardt Conway
Technical Network Engineer
Mikomtek, CSIR
South Africa
gconway@mikomtek.csir.co.za
Tel:+27 12 841 4262 ( Work )