Re: gvinum and RAID
On Thursday 24 May 2007 02:08:41 pm [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > On Thursday 24 May 2007 12:43:36 pm [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >> Is it possible to use gvinum to create a striped array that contains the > >> root partition? I want to be able to combine all 4 of the hard disks > >> into > >> one logical striped array and install the boot partition on it. I have > >> found documentation on how to mirror the root drive, but none on using a > >> striped array for the root drive. > >> > >> Is this possible? > > > > Not without hardware support, no. > > > > I would create a small (1-2 GB) root partition one two or more of the > > drives > > and mirror it with gmirror (or not.. you must not care about fault > > tolerance > > if you're setting up a giant stripe). You could maybe use the same 1-2GB > > on > > the other drives for swap or tmp space (optionally mirrored as well). > > Then use the rest of the space on all the drives for your stripe array. > > I'd recommend gstripe over gvinum for ease-of-use, but it's up to you. > > > Is it possible to use gmirror for a small partition on two disks and then > use gstripe on the remaining disk space of those drives to create a larger > stripe? > > I didn't think that was possible. I could be wrong however :). > > If that will work, that would be my best option right there. Yes, that's exactly what I'm recommending. On each drive: fdisk -BI bsdlabel -wB bsdlabel -e (set up partitions here, use a for root and d for stripe) Then: gmirror label somename firstdisks1a seconddisks1a ... gstripe lable someothername firstdisks1d seconddisks1d ... etc. There are obviously a few blanks in the above but the manpages for each command and online documentation will help you fill them in. JN ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: gvinum and RAID
Is it possible to use gmirror for a small partition on two disks and then use gstripe on the remaining disk space of those drives to create a larger stripe? I didn't think that was possible. I could be wrong however :). If that will work, that would be my best option right there. > On Thursday 24 May 2007 12:43:36 pm [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> Is it possible to use gvinum to create a striped array that contains the >> root partition? I want to be able to combine all 4 of the hard disks >> into >> one logical striped array and install the boot partition on it. I have >> found documentation on how to mirror the root drive, but none on using a >> striped array for the root drive. >> >> Is this possible? > > Not without hardware support, no. > > I would create a small (1-2 GB) root partition one two or more of the > drives > and mirror it with gmirror (or not.. you must not care about fault > tolerance > if you're setting up a giant stripe). You could maybe use the same 1-2GB > on > the other drives for swap or tmp space (optionally mirrored as well). Then > use the rest of the space on all the drives for your stripe array. I'd > recommend gstripe over gvinum for ease-of-use, but it's up to you. > > JN > ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
Re: gvinum and RAID
On Thursday 24 May 2007 12:43:36 pm [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Is it possible to use gvinum to create a striped array that contains the > root partition? I want to be able to combine all 4 of the hard disks into > one logical striped array and install the boot partition on it. I have > found documentation on how to mirror the root drive, but none on using a > striped array for the root drive. > > Is this possible? Not without hardware support, no. I would create a small (1-2 GB) root partition one two or more of the drives and mirror it with gmirror (or not.. you must not care about fault tolerance if you're setting up a giant stripe). You could maybe use the same 1-2GB on the other drives for swap or tmp space (optionally mirrored as well). Then use the rest of the space on all the drives for your stripe array. I'd recommend gstripe over gvinum for ease-of-use, but it's up to you. JN ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
