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From: Chris Elsworth <chris@shagged.org>
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Subject: Re: Changing balance algorithm on existing gmirror
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On Thu, Jul 06, 2006 at 05:49:30PM -0400, Mike Jakubik wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I was wondering if it was possible to change the balance algorithm on an
> existing gmirror setup, without destroying any data/configuration.

Absolutely. Try

gmirror configure -b load <mirror_device>

man gmirror has the available balancing methods - load, prefer,
round-robin, split.

-- 
Chris