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Date:      Fri, 19 Nov 2010 10:24:52 -0800
From:      David Brodbeck <gull@gull.us>
To:        freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: FreeBSD and large harddrives
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On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 1:58 AM, krad <kraduk@gmail.com> wrote:
> A few people have mentioned labelling the drives. Its a good thing to do,
> but take it a step further. Before you put the drives in the system,
> physically label them with something identifiable (colored sticker, number
> whatever). Then when you create the logical labels with geom, match them up.
> Makes you life a lot easier when the 'RED' drive fails

Also, think about how you label them.  If you mark up the drive, the
manufacturer may refuse to honor the warranty.
(http://consumerist.com/2010/09/write-on-your-hard-drive-kill-the-warranty.html)
Best to use something removable.



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