Date: Mon, 20 Feb 2006 13:25:05 -0600 From: "Larry Rosenman" <ler@lerctr.org> To: "'Doug Barton'" <dougb@FreeBSD.org> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org, thierry@herbelot.com Subject: RE: no dump on a gmirror ? Message-ID: <013701c63653$5b440e10$0a0a0a0a@aus.pervasive.com> In-Reply-To: <43FA15F5.4050300@FreeBSD.org>
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Doug Barton wrote: > Larry Rosenman wrote: >> Thierry Herbelot wrote: >>> Hello, >>> >>> I have recently converted a machine to a full gmirror configuration >>> (as explained on http://people.freebsd.org/~rse/mirror/ : >>> everything, including swap, is mirrored). >>> >>> The dump device is configured as AUTO from /etc/defaults/rc.conf and >>> the kernel complains when booting that "No suitable dump device was >>> found". >>> >>> Is this to be expected ? (I do not find any hint in gmirror(8) or >>> dumpon(8)) >> >> Yes, unfortunately. >> >> I wish someone would change it, as if I get a system panic, I'll >> not be able to help fix it. > > Does specifying a device, rather than using AUTO, work for you? > > Doug as in? # dumpon /dev/mirror/gm0s1b dumpon: ioctl(DIOCSKERNELDUMP): Operation not supported # Feb 20 13:23:03 thebighonker kernel: Loading configuration files. Feb 20 13:23:03 thebighonker kernel: dumpon: Feb 20 13:23:03 thebighonker kernel: ioctl(DIOCSKERNELDUMP) Feb 20 13:23:03 thebighonker kernel: : Feb 20 13:23:03 thebighonker kernel: Operation not supported # cat /etc/rc.conf hostname="thebighonker.lerctr.org" dumpdev="/dev/mirror/gm0s1b" so, no it doesn't. I don't believe I can get at the "b" slices of the individual disks (da0/da1). LER -- Larry Rosenman http://www.lerctr.org/~ler Phone: +1 512-248-2683 E-Mail: ler@lerctr.org US Mail: 430 Valona Loop, Round Rock, TX 78681-3893
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