Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2005 14:30:20 GMT From: Maxim Konovalov <maxim@macomnet.ru> To: freebsd-bugs@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: misc/86388: periodic(8) daily should backup bsdlabel(8) / fdisk(8) disk labels Message-ID: <200509211430.j8LEUK6b027914@freefall.freebsd.org>
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The following reply was made to PR bin/86388; it has been noted by GNATS. From: Maxim Konovalov <maxim@macomnet.ru> To: Gleb Smirnoff <glebius@freebsd.org> Cc: bug-followup@freebsd.org Subject: Re: misc/86388: periodic(8) daily should backup bsdlabel(8) / fdisk(8) disk labels Date: Wed, 21 Sep 2005 18:20:24 +0400 (MSD) [...] > I would argue that storing bsdlabel(8), fdisk(8) or other storage > configuration information on the storage itself is the best idea. The submitter said: % This is exceptionally useful in the event that you need to recover % your system from an offsite storage tape backup to another facility % on new (identical) hardware. Personally I'm always trying to create a copy of fdisk/disklabel and backup them when install new machine but it is very easy to forget about that procedure when you add a disk or change its layout. I helped to other people to repair their disklabels several times already and from time to time see this question in FreeBSD maillists. There are several tools for partitions/slices restore in ports. Even one is under src/. Believe me, this information saves a lot of man hours and nerve and Net|OpenBSD have this functionality for a reason. -- Maxim Konovalov
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