Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2008 07:20:12 +0000 From: dhaneshk k <dhaneshkk@hotmail.com> To: <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Adding a second disk to increase the space for /var on first dislk : 4 questions Message-ID: <BAY127-W43E749DD9C1EF75842072AB2B30@phx.gbl> In-Reply-To: <9145C6E6-4C2F-4DA3-B953-4A91DC4C476B@goldmark.org> References: <20080609205426.N23640@awww.jeah.net> <9145C6E6-4C2F-4DA3-B953-4A91DC4C476B@goldmark.org>
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people : I am facing a issue , in my FreeBSD server box the /var=
(85 % now) directory is going to full , no space left in this disk any=
more .
But I have another disk in my box which is of 140 GB fresh disk , this I h=
ave to add so I gone through=20
the FreeBSD hand book of adding a new disk .
According to docs I sliced and partitioned the second disk ,
one doubt : here I created 10GB bsd partition in the second disk ,
I have to assign o assign this for /var (in my first disk /var is going =
to full)=20
Q1 ) so in /etc/fstab , the mount point what I have to specify ? =20
/var itself or I need to create a directory (mkdir /myspace )=20
and add it as the mount point in /etc/fstab ? like this=20
/dev/da1s1e /myspace ufs rw 2 2
OR=20
/dev/da1s1e /var ufs rw 2 2 =20
which one is correct ?
and after this editing of /etc/fstab and restarting of the machine .
Q 2 ) my serverbox how it will continue to use the newly added space ?=
for this I have to do any thing=20
some one told me that I have to copy all the contents of the /var of first=
disk to this newly added space=20
is it right ?
how to do that=20
Q3 ) dd /dev/da0s1d /dev/da1s1/e right ? (to copy the content=
from /var (/dev/da0s1d) of the first disk to the newly added space=
for var on the second disk (/dev/da1s1e )=20
Q4 ) Is it needed to install all the applications which already installed =
in the /var of the first disk to the newly=20
added space on the second disk?=20
please give your tips and advice to achieve what I am trying to do. Man=
y of you may have done this=20
before please help with your comments=20
Thanks in advance for all of you=20
Dhanesh
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