> > Hello, > > I'm having a problem with gmirror. It would seem that I cannot add my > first disk to the mirror after booting off the second drive. My current > status is a degraded mirror and I cannot see any of the partitions on > disk one. > > For a guide, I'm using the excellent instructions at: > http://people.freebsd.org/~rse/mirror/ > > My system has identical WD 80GB SATA drives (ad4 and ad6). I've > followed the steps in the document that are labeled: > > "GEOM mirror Approach 2: Single Slice, Preferred, More Flexible" > > # dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/ad6 bs=512 count=79 > # fdisk -v -B -I /dev/ad6 > > # gmirror label -v -n -b round-robin gm0s1 /dev/ad6s1 > # gmirror load > > # bsdlabel -w -B /dev/mirror/gm0s1 > # bsdlabel -e /dev/mirror/gm0s1 > > # newfs -U /dev/mirror/gm0s1a > # mount /dev/mirror/gm0s1a /mnt > # dump -L -0 -f- / | (cd /mnt; restore -r -v -f-) > # newfs -U /dev/mirror/gm0s1d > # mount /dev/mirror/gm0s1d /mnt/var > # dump -L -0 -f- /var | (cd /mnt/var; restore -r -v -f-) > # newfs -U /dev/mirror/gm0s1e > # mount /dev/mirror/gm0s1e /mnt/tmp > # dump -L -0 -f- /tmp | (cd /mnt/tmp; restore -r -v -f-) > # mount /dev/mirror/gm0s1f /mnt/usr > # dump -L -0 -f- /usr | (cd /mnt/usr; restore -r -v -f-) > # cp -p /mnt/etc/fstab /mnt/etc/fstab.orig > > # sed -e 's/dev\/ad4s1/dev\/mirror\/gm0s1/g' </mnt/etc/fstab.orig > # echo 'swapoff="YES"' >>/mnt/etc/rc.conf > # echo 'geom_mirror_load="YES"' >>/mnt/boot/loader.conf > # echo "1:ad(6,a)/boot/loader" >/boot.config > > # shutdown -r now > > # dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/ad4 bs=512 count=79
Well, I am not so familiar with gmirror, but the dd in each case completely overwrites the slice and partition tables and any other boot stuff at the beginning of the disk with zeros. That is often done to make sure it is clear and treated as a clean disk. I see that after the first dd (to /dev/ad6) you have an fdisk which then writes a slice table. But, after the second dd (to /dev/ad4) you do not have any fdisk so it might not know what to do with that. You may need an equivalent fdisk here too. ////jerry > > # gmirror configure -a gm0s1 > # gmirror insert gm0s1 /dev/ad4s1 > > At this point I see... > > "Unknown provider ad4s1" > > A gmirror list reveals: > > Geom name: mirror > State: DEGRADED > Components: 2 > Balance: load > Slice: 2048 > Flags: NONE > SyncID: 2 > ID: 4216140117 > Providers: > 1. Name: mirror/mirror > Mediasize: 80026361344 (75G) > Sectorsize: 512 > Mode: r0w0e0 > Consumers: > 1. Name: ad4 > Mediasize: 80026361856 (75G) > Sectorsize: 512 > Mode: r0w0e0 > State: ACTIVE > Priority: 0 > Flags: NONE > SyncID: 2 > ID: 3073402045 > > Geom name: mirror.sync > > Geom name: gm0s1 > State: COMPLETE > Components: 1 > Balance: round-robin > Slice: 4096 > Flags: NONE > SyncID: 1 > ID: 3205827760 > Providers: > 1. Name: mirror/gm0s1 > Mediasize: 80026329088 (75G) > Sectorsize: 512 > Mode: r5w5e1 > Consumers: > 1. Name: ad6 > Mediasize: 80026361856 (75G) > Sectorsize: 512 > Mode: r5w5e2 > State: ACTIVE > Priority: 0 > Flags: DIRTY > SyncID: 1 > ID: 1606771156 > > Geom name: gm0s1.sync > > Here's a snippet of /var/log/messages after the first reboot: > > Jan 12 17:47:21 webhost02 kernel: GEOM_MIRROR: Device gm0s1 created > (id=3205827760). > Jan 12 17:47:21 webhost02 kernel: GEOM_MIRROR: Device gm0s1: provider ad6 > detected. > Jan 12 17:47:21 webhost02 kernel: GEOM_MIRROR: Device gm0s1: provider ad6 > activated. > Jan 12 17:47:21 webhost02 kernel: GEOM_MIRROR: Device gm0s1: provider > mirror/gm0s1 launched. > Jan 12 17:47:21 webhost02 kernel: GEOM_MIRROR: Device mirror created > (id=4216140117). > Jan 12 17:47:21 webhost02 kernel: GEOM_MIRROR: Device mirror: provider ad4 > detected. > Jan 12 17:47:25 webhost02 kernel: GEOM_MIRROR: Force device mirror start due > to timeout. > Jan 12 17:47:25 webhost02 kernel: GEOM_MIRROR: Cannot update metadata on disk > ad4 (error=1). > Jan 12 17:47:25 webhost02 kernel: GEOM_MIRROR: Device mirror: provider ad4 > activated. > Jan 12 17:47:25 webhost02 kernel: GEOM_MIRROR: Device mirror: provider > mirror/mirror launched. > Jan 12 17:47:25 webhost02 kernel: GEOM_MIRROR: Cannot update metadata on disk > ad4 (error=1). > Jan 12 17:47:25 webhost02 kernel: GEOM_MIRROR: Device mirror: provider ad4 > disconnected. > Jan 12 17:47:25 webhost02 kernel: GEOM_MIRROR: Device mirror: provider > mirror/mirror destroyed. > Jan 12 17:47:25 webhost02 kernel: GEOM_MIRROR: Device mirror destroyed. > Jan 12 17:57:32 webhost02 syslogd: kernel boot file is /boot/kernel/kernel > > Subsequent reboots reveal: > > Jan 12 17:57:32 webhost02 kernel: GEOM_MIRROR: Device mirror created > (id=4216140117). > Jan 12 17:57:32 webhost02 kernel: GEOM_MIRROR: Device mirror: provider ad4 > detected. > Jan 12 17:57:32 webhost02 kernel: GEOM_MIRROR: Device gm0s1 created > (id=3205827760). > Jan 12 17:57:32 webhost02 kernel: GEOM_MIRROR: Device gm0s1: provider ad6 > detected. > Jan 12 17:57:32 webhost02 kernel: GEOM_MIRROR: Device gm0s1: provider ad6 > activated. > Jan 12 17:57:32 webhost02 kernel: GEOM_MIRROR: Device gm0s1: provider > mirror/gm0s1 launched. > Jan 12 17:57:32 webhost02 kernel: GEOM_MIRROR: Force device mirror start due > to timeout. > Jan 12 17:57:32 webhost02 kernel: GEOM_MIRROR: Device mirror: provider ad4 > activated. > Jan 12 17:57:32 webhost02 kernel: GEOM_MIRROR: Device mirror: provider > mirror/mirror launched. > Jan 12 17:57:32 webhost02 kernel: Mounting root from ufs:/dev/mirror/gm0s1a > > > Here's my bsdlabels, if that helps: > > webhost02# bsdlabel /dev/mirror/gm0s1 > # /dev/mirror/gm0s1: > 8 partitions: > # size offset fstype [fsize bsize bps/cpg] > a: 524288 0 4.2BSD 2048 16384 32776 > b: 4142160 524288 swap > c: 156301424 0 unused 0 0 # "raw" part, don't > edit > d: 16777216 4666448 4.2BSD 2048 16384 28552 > e: 2097152 21443664 4.2BSD 2048 16384 28552 > f: 132755506 23540816 4.2BSD 2048 16384 28552 > > webhost02# bsdlabel /dev/ad6 > # /dev/ad6: > 8 partitions: > # size offset fstype [fsize bsize bps/cpg] > a: 524288 0 4.2BSD 2048 16384 32776 > b: 4142160 524288 swap > c: 156301424 0 unused 0 0 # "raw" part, don't > edit > d: 16777216 4666448 4.2BSD 2048 16384 28552 > e: 2097152 21443664 4.2BSD 2048 16384 28552 > f: 132755506 23540816 4.2BSD 2048 16384 28552 > bsdlabel: partition c doesn't cover the whole unit! > bsdlabel: An incorrect partition c may cause problems for standard system > utilities > > webhost02# bsdlabel /dev/ad4 > bsdlabel: /dev/ad4: no valid label found > > Thanks for your help! > > -- > Regards, > Doug > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
