Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2006 11:39:01 +0100 From: Alex Zbyslaw <xfb52@dial.pipex.com> To: Jeffrey Katz <off@panix.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: nested labels Message-ID: <45126BC5.7070501@dial.pipex.com> In-Reply-To: <cb5206420609210324i7610ab56l4da4c40b3f6cac9e@mail.gmail.com> References: <Pine.NEB.4.64.0609210542390.8597@panix1.panix.com> <cb5206420609210324i7610ab56l4da4c40b3f6cac9e@mail.gmail.com>
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On 9/21/06, Jeffrey Katz <off@panix.com> wrote: > I have hit the limit of 8 disklabels per slice. Supposedly, one can > create lables within a label, thus overcoming this limit. I googled > everything but could only find references to gpt-- nothing about nested > labels or partitions. Can anyone detail the steps involved in setting up > nested labels or partitions? There was a discussion on hackers@ recently which mentioned nested labels. Have a search of the archives. Personally I wouldn't touch that solution with a 10ft pole. You explain far too little about *why* you have run out of partitions and what your current disk setup is like. Another option to consider is logical/extended slices (DOS partitions). Inside one of those you can create more FreeBSD slices. The only caveat is that I believe sysinstall will not recognise them so you are down to bsdlabelling them by hand (but you are with nested labels as well); or you can forget labelling them and just use each slice as a partition. Another solution: buy another disk. Slightly wasteful, but by far the easiest. --Alex
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