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Subject: Re: gmirror + ggate
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Gustavo A. Baratto wrote:
> Thanks for the links Ivan...

> - Server A will ggatec the remote /dev/da0s1f devices from both servers 
> X and Y (/dev/ggate0 and /dev/ggate1).
> Then, server A will create the mirror with the devices ggate0 and ggate1:
> # gmirror label -v -b round-robin data ggate0
> # gmirror insert data ggate1
> # mount /dev/mirror/data /mnt
> 
> Just server A will mount /dev/mirror/data RW (or even RO).

Yes, this should be possible without problems, especially if you use 
6.0-release or later.

If you do this, it would be very nice if you post/send information about 
possible problems if you encounter them, and also performance 
measurements (be sure to include hardware details also!) :)