Stupid question: can't you use growfs on the existing gmirror (after replace /dev/oneofdisk, resync, replace /dev/otherdisk, resync) ? Is it mandatory to create a *new* gmirror ?
Thanks On Mon, 2008-08-25 at 14:37 +0200, Wojciech Puchar wrote: > >> 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. > _______________________________________________ > [email protected] mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" -- Julien Cigar Belgian Biodiversity Platform http://www.biodiversity.be Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) Campus de la Plaine CP 257 Bâtiment NO, Bureau 4 N4 115C (Niveau 4) Boulevard du Triomphe, entrée ULB 2 B-1050 Bruxelles Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] @biobel: http://biobel.biodiversity.be/person/show/471 Tel : 02 650 57 52 _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
