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Subject: Re: Vinum - A Way to Create Without Losing Data?
Date: Mon, 21 Oct 2002 07:39:01 -0700
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Drew Tomlinson" <drew@mykitchentable.net>
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Sent: Sunday, October 20, 2002 5:52 PM
Subject: Vinum - A Way to Create Without Losing Data?


> >From what I've read, it appears that if I create a concatenated
volume
> using vinum or ccd, I will destroy whatever data I already have on
the
> disks.  Is this correct?  Is there anyway to do it without
destroying
> the data?  I have one 80G archive drive and have filled it.  I added
> another and would like to have both drives seen by the system as one
> 160G drive.


Thanks for all of your responses.  The (almost) full 80G archive drive
does not contain any system files (just mp3s, video clips, etc.) and
my additional 80G drive is new with no data. Thus, I've concluded that
creating a vinum volume on the empty disk, copying the contents of the
old to the new, and then adding the old disk to the vinum volume is
the best way to go.

This will be the first time I've ever attempted anything like this.
Are there any common "gotchas" I should be careful to avoid?  I
*really* want to do this right the first time so I don't have to try
and restore from the hundred or so CDs that contain backups.  One of
these days I'll get a tape drive...  :)

Thanks again,

Drew


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