From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Jun 30 21:33:03 2008 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4CBE71065671 for ; Mon, 30 Jun 2008 21:33:03 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from clarkp@mtmary.edu) Received: from fear.mtmary.edu (rrcs-74-62-87-82.west.biz.rr.com [74.62.87.82]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2FFF78FC1E for ; Mon, 30 Jun 2008 21:33:03 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from clarkp@mtmary.edu) Received: from [127.0.0.1] (war.mtmary.edu [172.16.0.200]) by fear.mtmary.edu (Postfix) with ESMTP id 5CC7F4E61CA for ; Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:33:02 -0500 (CDT) Message-ID: <4869510D.7000005@mtmary.edu> Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2008 16:33:01 -0500 From: Peter Clark User-Agent: Thunderbird 2.0.0.14 (Windows/20080421) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: Gmirror Load vs Round-Robin X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 30 Jun 2008 21:33:03 -0000 Is there a best practice usage for these 2 balance options. In reading the man page, freebsd handbook and various how to's I see no clear usage. Or at least it isnt clear to me. When should you use either one? I am setting up a Raid 1 in FreeBSD 7.0-p2 Release with some SCSI drives. Peter