Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2011 20:43:14 +0000 (UTC) From: "Helmut Schneider" <jumper99@gmx.de> To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: correct way to setup gmirror on 7.4? Message-ID: <xn0hddjl3603jgd00b@news.gmane.org> References: <BANLkTimCFcw_Oyp9RmBhfCZ9-QORUQEwfA@mail.gmail.com> <xn0hddht75xo97q00a@news.gmane.org> <BANLkTim2VL5kbcjYuujsF4bsVfWPpZs0cA@mail.gmail.com>
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Michael Proto wrote: > On Wed, Apr 27, 2011 at 3:35 PM, Helmut Schneider <jumper99@gmx.de> > wrote: > > Michael Proto wrote: > >> Am I using the correct process to create this array? > > > > No. While this works with MBR it fails with GPT as GPT and GEOM both > > want to use the last sector of the disk. > > > > First create the mirror and after that gpart it. > > In my setup I am mirroring only partitions, creating partitions ad4p1, > ad6p1, ad4p2 and ad6p2 with gpart first, and then mirrors gm0p1 and > gm0p2 on top of those. [...] > Or perhaps I'm misunderstanding what you're saying. 1. Create the mirror 2. Create the partition(s) Or do the steps described in section 19.4.2 at http://eis.bris.ac.uk/~mexas/geom-mirror.html HTH, Helmut
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