Date: Mon, 27 Dec 2004 18:00:58 -0600 From: Chris <racerx@makeworld.com> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: add a harddrive to an existing system Message-ID: <41D0A23A.4050200@makeworld.com> In-Reply-To: <41D0A0CF.7070406@makeworld.com> References: <F21E492A-5855-11D9-B269-000D9333E43C@secure-computing.net> <443bxr8hgu.fsf@be-well.ilk.org> <41D09F96.4030708@daleco.biz> <41D0A0CF.7070406@makeworld.com>
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Chris wrote: > Kevin Kinsey wrote: > >> Lowell Gilbert wrote: >> >>> Eric F Crist <ecrist@secure-computing.net> writes: >>> >>> >>> >>>> Where, in the handbook, can I find where to add a new hard drive to an >>>> existing system? I know vaguely that I need to do a newfs and such, >>>> as well as an fdisk, but I don't know what all the options mean and >>>> how to best optimize this drive. Also, I'm thinking of obtaining an >>>> identical drive as my system drive and performing a dump of sorts on a >>>> schedule for backup purposes. anyone have any insight? >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Not actually in the Handbook, but what you want is: the "Disk >>> Formatting Tutorial". >>> http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/formatting-media/index.html >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> There *is* a chapter in the handbook, however; it's Chapter 16 in >> my latest doc build (but I don't think it's quite _new_). Section .3, >> entitled "adding disks", covers the scenario quite well. >> >> HTH, >> >> Kevin Kinsey > > > > I read that also however, I have a question about it. In the example I > read (by Doug White) he used /usr/home as the point of reference. The > question I have is this, what becomes of the space left over on the 1st > drive now that /usr/home has been effectively moved? > > Can you merge this in someplace else? Say /swap or /var? > I wanted to add this - this is the example: http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/articles/formatting-media/x221.html -- Best regards, Chris Things get worse under pressure.
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