Date: Sun, 21 May 2023 09:07:05 +0300 From: Odhiambo Washington <odhiambo@gmail.com> To: David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Moving to a larger disk Message-ID: <CAAdA2WOV5Vkf540rCPH=sCbQFDamq_Vm9wRJqCjZAxga8tGnqA@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <09d63b53-73ca-f1f5-8716-e1be9c67f3cc@holgerdanske.com> References: <CAAdA2WOK3HVmJzWkt-1Un=8ytmLcey5Byvs=brtWhVGvw3iPvQ@mail.gmail.com> <aaf85d2f-2639-88fc-e9ba-0d034a1f1398@holgerdanske.com> <CAAdA2WNXFx3MMZvfmFnM_=CwhRb3EbB=KtP2Jf7sYUebV%2Bnp=g@mail.gmail.com> <09d63b53-73ca-f1f5-8716-e1be9c67f3cc@holgerdanske.com>
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[-- Attachment #1 --] On Sun, May 21, 2023 at 5:35 AM David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> wrote: > On 5/20/23 01:16, Odhiambo Washington wrote: > > On Sat, May 20, 2023 at 2:55 AM David Christensen < > dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> > > wrote: > > > >> On 5/19/23 00:39, Odhiambo Washington wrote: > >>> It's been years since I ever did this so allow me to post so that I can > >>> gather ideas - newer ideas :) > >>> > >>> I have a 1TB disk, with UFS fs. > >>> I'd like to migrate to a 2TB SSD and retire/repurpose the 1TB disk. > >>> > >>> ``` > >>> [10:27 ~ ]$ df -h > >>> Filesystem Size Used Avail Capacity Mounted on > >>> /dev/ada0p2 899G 269G 558G 33% / > >>> devfs 1.0K 1.0K 0B 100% /dev > >>> fdescfs 1.0K 1.0K 0B 100% /dev/fd > >>> procfs 4.0K 4.0K 0B 100% /proc > >>> linprocfs 4.0K 4.0K 0B 100% /compat/linux/proc > >>> linsysfs 4.0K 4.0K 0B 100% /compat/linux/sys > >>> tmpfs 7.0G 4.0K 7.0G 0% /compat/linux/dev/shm > >>> devfs 1.0K 1.0K 0B 100% /compat/linux/dev > >>> fdescfs 1.0K 1.0K 0B 100% /compat/linux/dev/fd > >>> ``` > >>> > >>> What is the easiest/best method to migrate? > >>> > >>> -- > >>> Best regards, > >>> Odhiambo WASHINGTON, > >>> Nairobi,KE > >>> +254 7 3200 0004/+254 7 2274 3223 > >>> "Oh, the cruft.", egrep -v '^$|^.*#' ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ :-) > >>> [How to ask smart questions: > >>> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html] > >>> > >> > >> > >> What is the purpose of the computer? What environment(s)? > >> > >> > >> What is the make, model, and/or part number of your computer? What CPU? > >> What memory? What storage devices are installed? What storage > device > >> bays and interface ports are available? > >> > >> > >> Please run the following commands and copy/paste console session into > >> reply: > >> > >> # freebsd-version ; uname -a > >> > >> # geom disk list | perl -pe 's/(lunid|ident): (.+)/$1: ********/' > >> > >> # geom part show -p > >> > >> > >> Please tell us about your sysadmin and disaster planning -- e.g. version > >> control, configuration management, images, backups, archives? Media? > >> > >> > >> David > >> > > > > All those questions are relevant to the migration to a larger disk? > > > I think you will find it impossible to do the migration without knowing > the answers to some subset of the questions I asked; which subset > depends upon your equipment and the path you follow during migration. > > > I asked for additional information in case you are in an "all your eggs > in one basket" situation; you might want to hear suggestions for > alternatives. > > > David > I currently have two 1TB disks mounted as primary and secondary. Every Saturday I would clone the primary disk onto the second disk with the following: clone -d -y / /disk2 I also have an external disk which is a replica of the primary disk and which is where I make backups using rsync. Having said that, I use UFS fs. Now to your questions: ``` 1root@gw:/usr/home/wash # uname -a FreeBSD gw.mydomain.name 13.2-RELEASE FreeBSD 13.2-RELEASE releng/13.2-n254617-525ecfdad597 GENERIC amd64 ``` ``` [09:03 ~ ]$ geom disk list | perl -pe 's/(lunid|ident): (.+)/$1: ********/' # Taken when only one disk is connected internally, and another via USB3 port while running 'cloning' Geom name: ada0 Providers: 1. Name: ada0 Mediasize: 1000204886016 (932G) Sectorsize: 512 Mode: r2w2e3 descr: Hitachi HDS721010CLA630 lunid: ******** ident: ******** rotationrate: 7200 fwsectors: 63 fwheads: 16 Geom name: cd0 Providers: 1. Name: cd0 Mediasize: 0 (0B) Sectorsize: 2048 Mode: r0w0e0 descr: hp DVD D DH16D7SH ident: ******** rotationrate: unknown fwsectors: 0 fwheads: 0 Geom name: da0 Providers: 1. Name: da0 Mediasize: 2000398934016 (1.8T) Sectorsize: 512 Mode: r1w1e2 descr: Samsung SSD 870 EVO 2TB lunid: ******** ident: ******** rotationrate: 0 fwsectors: 63 fwheads: 255 ``` ``` [09:03 ~ ]$ geom part show -p => 40 1953525088 ada0 GPT (932G) 40 409600 ada0p1 efi (200M) 409640 1945747456 ada0p2 freebsd-ufs (928G) 1946157096 7368032 ada0p3 freebsd-swap (3.5G) => 40 3907029088 da0 GPT (1.8T) 40 532480 da0p1 efi (260M) 532520 3900170240 da0p2 freebsd-ufs (1.8T) 3900702760 6326272 da0p3 freebsd-swap (3.0G) 3907029032 96 - free - (48K) ``` As for the last question, I have already answered it. -- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254 7 3200 0004/+254 7 2274 3223 "Oh, the cruft.", egrep -v '^$|^.*#' ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ :-) [How to ask smart questions: http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html] [-- Attachment #2 --] <div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Sun, May 21, 2023 at 5:35 AM David Christensen <<a href="mailto:dpchrist@holgerdanske.com">dpchrist@holgerdanske.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">On 5/20/23 01:16, Odhiambo Washington wrote:<br> > On Sat, May 20, 2023 at 2:55 AM David Christensen <<a href="mailto:dpchrist@holgerdanske.com" target="_blank">dpchrist@holgerdanske.com</a>><br> > wrote:<br> > <br> >> On 5/19/23 00:39, Odhiambo Washington wrote:<br> >>> It's been years since I ever did this so allow me to post so that I can<br> >>> gather ideas - newer ideas :)<br> >>><br> >>> I have a 1TB disk, with UFS fs.<br> >>> I'd like to migrate to a 2TB SSD and retire/repurpose the 1TB disk.<br> >>><br> >>> ```<br> >>> [10:27 ~ ]$ df -h<br> >>> Filesystem Size Used Avail Capacity Mounted on<br> >>> /dev/ada0p2 899G 269G 558G 33% /<br> >>> devfs 1.0K 1.0K 0B 100% /dev<br> >>> fdescfs 1.0K 1.0K 0B 100% /dev/fd<br> >>> procfs 4.0K 4.0K 0B 100% /proc<br> >>> linprocfs 4.0K 4.0K 0B 100% /compat/linux/proc<br> >>> linsysfs 4.0K 4.0K 0B 100% /compat/linux/sys<br> >>> tmpfs 7.0G 4.0K 7.0G 0% /compat/linux/dev/shm<br> >>> devfs 1.0K 1.0K 0B 100% /compat/linux/dev<br> >>> fdescfs 1.0K 1.0K 0B 100% /compat/linux/dev/fd<br> >>> ```<br> >>><br> >>> What is the easiest/best method to migrate?<br> >>><br> >>> --<br> >>> Best regards,<br> >>> Odhiambo WASHINGTON,<br> >>> Nairobi,KE<br> >>> +254 7 3200 0004/+254 7 2274 3223<br> >>> "Oh, the cruft.", egrep -v '^$|^.*#' ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ :-)<br> >>> [How to ask smart questions:<br> >>> <a href="http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html</a>]<br>; >>><br> >><br> >><br> >> What is the purpose of the computer? What environment(s)?<br> >><br> >><br> >> What is the make, model, and/or part number of your computer? What CPU?<br> >> What memory? What storage devices are installed? What storage device<br> >> bays and interface ports are available?<br> >><br> >><br> >> Please run the following commands and copy/paste console session into<br> >> reply:<br> >><br> >> # freebsd-version ; uname -a<br> >><br> >> # geom disk list | perl -pe 's/(lunid|ident): (.+)/$1: ********/'<br> >><br> >> # geom part show -p<br> >><br> >><br> >> Please tell us about your sysadmin and disaster planning -- e.g. version<br> >> control, configuration management, images, backups, archives? Media?<br> >><br> >><br> >> David<br> >><br> > <br> > All those questions are relevant to the migration to a larger disk?<br> <br> <br> I think you will find it impossible to do the migration without knowing <br> the answers to some subset of the questions I asked; which subset <br> depends upon your equipment and the path you follow during migration.<br> <br> <br> I asked for additional information in case you are in an "all your eggs <br> in one basket" situation; you might want to hear suggestions for <br> alternatives.<br> <br> <br> David<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div>I currently have two 1TB disks mounted as primary and secondary. Every Saturday I would clone the primary disk onto the second disk with the following:</div><div>clone -d -y / /disk2 </div></div>I also have an external disk which is a replica of the primary disk and which is where I make backups using rsync.<div><br></div><div>Having said that, I use UFS fs.</div><div>Now to your questions:</div><div>```</div><div>1root@gw:/usr/home/wash # uname -a</div>FreeBSD <a href="http://gw.mydomain.name">gw.mydomain.name</a>; 13.2-RELEASE FreeBSD 13.2-RELEASE releng/13.2-n254617-525ecfdad597 GENERIC amd64<div>```</div><div><br></div><div>```</div><div>[09:03 ~ ]$ geom disk list | perl -pe 's/(lunid|ident): (.+)/$1: ********/' # Taken when only one disk is connected internally, and another via USB3 port while running 'cloning'<br>Geom name: ada0<br>Providers:<br>1. Name: ada0<br> Mediasize: 1000204886016 (932G)<br> Sectorsize: 512<br> Mode: r2w2e3<br> descr: Hitachi HDS721010CLA630<br> lunid: ********<br> ident: ********<br> rotationrate: 7200<br> fwsectors: 63<br> fwheads: 16<br><br>Geom name: cd0<br>Providers:<br>1. Name: cd0<br> Mediasize: 0 (0B)<br> Sectorsize: 2048<br> Mode: r0w0e0<br> descr: hp DVD D DH16D7SH<br> ident: ********<br> rotationrate: unknown<br> fwsectors: 0<br> fwheads: 0<br><br>Geom name: da0<br>Providers:<br>1. Name: da0<br> Mediasize: 2000398934016 (1.8T)<br> Sectorsize: 512<br> Mode: r1w1e2<br> descr: Samsung SSD 870 EVO 2TB<br> lunid: ********<br> ident: ********<br> rotationrate: 0<br> fwsectors: 63<br> fwheads: 255<br></div><div>```</div><div><br></div><div>```</div><div>[09:03 ~ ]$ geom part show -p<br>=> 40 1953525088 ada0 GPT (932G)<br> 40 409600 ada0p1 efi (200M)<br> 409640 1945747456 ada0p2 freebsd-ufs (928G)<br> 1946157096 7368032 ada0p3 freebsd-swap (3.5G)<br><br>=> 40 3907029088 da0 GPT (1.8T)<br> 40 532480 da0p1 efi (260M)<br> 532520 3900170240 da0p2 freebsd-ufs (1.8T)<br> 3900702760 6326272 da0p3 freebsd-swap (3.0G)<br> 3907029032 96 - free - (48K)<br></div><div>```</div><div><br></div><div>As for the last question, I have already answered it.</div><div><br><div><br></div><div><br clear="all"><div><br></div><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>Best regards,<br>Odhiambo WASHINGTON,<br>Nairobi,KE<br>+254 7 3200 0004/+254 7 2274 3223<br>"<span style="font-size:12.8px">Oh, the cruft.</span><span style="font-size:12.8px">", </span><span style="font-size:12.8px">egrep -v '^$|^.*#' </span><span style="background-color:rgb(34,34,34);color:rgb(238,238,238);font-family:"Lucida Console",Consolas,"Courier New",monospace;font-size:13.6px">¯\_(ツ)_/¯</span><span style="font-size:12.8px"> :-)</span></div><div><span style="font-size:12.8px">[How to ask smart questions: </span><span style="font-size:12.8px"><a href="http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html" target="_blank">http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html</a>]</span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>;
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