Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2004 23:14:53 +1100 From: Tony Frank <tfrank@optushome.com.au> To: "Axel S. Gruner" <axel.gruner@suedfactoring.de> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: RAID (ccd/vinum) with 2 harddisks Message-ID: <20040223121453.GB43264@marvin.home.local> In-Reply-To: <4039AC98.4040000@suedfactoring.de> References: <4039AB65.9000003@suedfactoring.de> <20040223072833.GE87020@wantadilla.lemis.com> <4039AC98.4040000@suedfactoring.de>
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Hi, On Mon, Feb 23, 2004 at 08:32:40AM +0100, Axel S. Gruner wrote: > Hi. > > Greg 'groggy' Lehey wrote: > >On Monday, 23 February 2004 at 8:27:33 +0100, Axel S. Gruner wrote: > > > >>Hi. > >> > >>I want to use RAID on a IBM xSeries 345 with two harddisks. > >>So the problem is, i can not setup a RAID System via Installation of > >>FreeBSD (it will be 4.9 or maybe 5.2) and i do not have a System > >>harddisk so that i can use the other ones as a RAID System. > >>Is there a way to setup RAID (CCD otr Vinum) on a System with 2 > >>harddisks (mirroring or stripping)? > > > > > >Yes. It's described in the man pages. > > Oh boy, i need a real large cup of coffee, or some glasses. In addition to the man pages I found these resources of particular use: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/vinum-root.html and http://www.vinumvm.org/cfbsd/vinum.pdf >From my own experience it can be done without much trouble. I burnt myself a few times in the process but that was mostly user fault. Regards, Tony
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