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Date:      Mon, 29 Apr 2002 15:14:35 -0600 (MDT)
From:      Jason George <jbg@masterplan.org>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   ATA RAID question
Message-ID:  <20020429145414.B58917-100000@f1>

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I was looking into using Soren's new ATA RAID code
in a couple of applications.  I was planning on
building a test system to experiment with both generic
and Promise RAID configurations.

As I haven't worked with either yet, I have a big question
upfront:

Can I create a mirror volume on an existing system by
installing a new drive on the secondary channel and then
use atacontrol to create a mirror of the first drive?


I can't find any information that would lead me to believe
that this is possible.  I'm taking the cautious approach
that the mirrored volume pair must be created before a file
system is put down on the volume.

The ultimate purpose of this experiment is to prove whether
or not it is possible to take my existing production systems,
add a new drive and mirror the existing drive - all without
having to rebuild filesystems or re-install.


Any hints would be appreciated!

--Jason


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