Date: Sat, 22 Sep 2007 10:04:35 +0200 (CEST) From: Wojciech Puchar <wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> To: clear@moog.netaxs.com Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Pre-geom vinum compatibility Message-ID: <20070922100344.J22375@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> In-Reply-To: <20070922013919.13781.qmail@moog.netaxs.com> References: <20070922013919.13781.qmail@moog.netaxs.com>
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> I have a 4.11-R box that I'm planning on reinstalling a fresh 6.2-R on. Not an "upgrade", but a fresh binary install after newfsing the system partitions. > > A remaining planning issue is that I have a pre-GEOM vinum data volume on other disks. The handbook mentions gvinum retaining the same disk metadata. Does this mean that I should be able to mount that 4.11 vinum volume after 6.2 and gvinum is installed on the system disk? > > Anything I should watch out for? > to be sure export vinum definitions to file (it includes beginning and ending sector of each subdisk) and if gvinum won't take it itself, just use it file with create
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