Date: Mon, 25 Aug 2008 14:37:23 +0200 (CEST) From: Wojciech Puchar <wojtek@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> To: Ivan Voras <ivoras@freebsd.org> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Cloning a gmirrored hard drive Message-ID: <20080825143507.A9361@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl> In-Reply-To: <g8u8r4$j35$1@ger.gmane.org> References: <48B186B3.4030803@stupar.homelinux.net> <g8u8r4$j35$1@ger.gmane.org>
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>> Hi! >> >> My situation: I have a server with FBSD 7 installed with two 40 GB disks >> in RAID 1 (gmirror) config. >> Now I have noticed the lack of space on the drive so I am thinking to >> change these disks for two 160 GB. >> What is the best way to clone the main hard disk in raid 1 config? Is gmirror remove yourmirrorname /dev/oneofdisk shutdown and replace this one with 160GB boot single user make gmirror with this new 160GB drive (only one drive now so not real mirror) newfs and copy all data make it bootable, shutdown, remove second 40GB drive, add second 160GB drive, boot and then gmirror insert yournewmirror seconddrive that's all.
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