From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Oct 19 13:49:49 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 571CB16A4CE for ; Tue, 19 Oct 2004 13:49:49 +0000 (GMT) Received: from allrounder.lame.at (mail.softlink.at [195.58.166.252]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id AD2B843D45 for ; Tue, 19 Oct 2004 13:49:48 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from haimat@lame.at) Received: from itchy (home.lame.at [80.78.254.138]) (using TLSv1 with cipher RC4-MD5 (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by allrounder.lame.at (Postfix) with ESMTP id 918352FE87 for ; Tue, 19 Oct 2004 15:49:16 +0200 (CEST) From: "Matthias F. Brandstetter" To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2004 15:49:44 +0200 User-Agent: KMail/1.7 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200410191549.44846.haimat@lame.at> Subject: how to convert a non-RAID system to RAID1? X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 19 Oct 2004 13:49:49 -0000 Hi all, I have a FreeBSD 4.10 server running on one IDE disk. Now I installed a 2nd disk which I want to use for RAID1 together with first disk. My question is: How can I convert this setup to a software RAID1, without rebooting the machine or something like that. Is this even possible? I know this isn't much work under Linux, but since I just started with FreeBSD, I wanted to ask you guys before I play with this production machine... ;) Hope you can help me and point me to the right directions! I've allready read vinum handbook on freebsd.org, but I am not sure how to convert an existing non-RAID system to RAID1. Greetings and TIA, Matthias -- TV Announcer: The following is a public service announcement: Excessive alcohol consumption can cause liver damage and cancer of the rectum. Homer: Mmm ... beer. So It's Come To This: A Simpsons Clip Show