Patrick, On 2006-03-07 14:22, Patrick M. Hausen wrote: > Hello! > > On Tue, Mar 07, 2006 at 01:56:57PM +0100, Volker wrote: >> Patrick, >> >> On 2006-03-07 13:45, Patrick M. Hausen wrote: >> ..... >> >>> Are there instructions on how to do this to mirror a slice instead of >>> an entire disk? >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Patrick >> Yes, Ralf S. Engelschall created a good guide: >> http://people.freebsd.org/~rse/mirror/ >> >> See 'GEOM mirror Approach 2: Single Slice, Preferred, More Flexible' > > I _know_. This guide was first mentioned by me in this thread. > But it assumes > > - install > - boot > - create mirror on second disk > - copy data > - reboot > - sync mirror > > Now Joao said, creating a mirrored disk can be done from > the "emergency holographic shell" at install time. OK, fine. > Spares the copying. > > My question was: can I create a mirrored slice instead of > a mirrored disk without copying the data at install time from > the emergency shell? Otherwise I will still have to use Ralf's > instructions, which are a bit more work to follow. > > Thanks, > Patrick
As far as I understand Joao's solution, he's mentioning disc mirroring (disc in a whole). When using slice mirroring I don't see a simple solution and RSE's paper is the only way to go. Anybody please correct me if I'm wrong. Greetings, Volker _______________________________________________ freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
