Date: Wed, 27 Dec 2006 18:17:29 +0100 From: Fluffles <etc@fluffles.net> To: freebsd-geom@freebsd.org Subject: Re: gmirror issues (fdisk?, disklabel?, newfs?) Message-ID: <4592AAA9.70008@fluffles.net> In-Reply-To: <520894aa0612270846s89a58cdh4b2bacfe92f75dff@mail.gmail.com> References: <520894aa0612270846s89a58cdh4b2bacfe92f75dff@mail.gmail.com>
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Fernan Aguero wrote: > gmirror label -n -v -b round-robin gm0s3 /dev/ad6s3 => SUCCESS > Metadata value stored on /dev/ad6s3 > Done. > gmirror load => SUCCESS > > Next I try to create partitions on the newly created gm0s3: > > bsdlabel -w -B /dev/mirror/gm0s3 => FAIL > bsdlabel: write /dev/mirror/gm0s3: Operation not permitted > > Why is this failing? Because the GEOM device is 'in use' by gmirror; you have labeled it and it's probably configured then; no direct write access to the geom device is possible then unless you play with debugvars. I suggest you label (install bootblock etc) before you give a "gmirror label" command. Make sure gmirror is unloaded, too, because if it's loaded it will look for the last sector on all geom providers for stored metadata; and configure a mirror device automatically thus denying you any direct write access to the device. - Veronica
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