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Date:      Wed, 26 Jul 2006 10:58:16 -0400
From:      John Nielsen <lists@jnielsen.net>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Cc:        Mark Busby <redtick@sbcglobal.net>
Subject:   Re: gmirror dual mirrors?
Message-ID:  <200607261058.17036.lists@jnielsen.net>
In-Reply-To: <20060726133848.83138.qmail@web81215.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
References:  <20060726133848.83138.qmail@web81215.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

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On Wednesday 26 July 2006 09:38, Mark Busby wrote:
> New to gmirror so a newb question. I have my computer setup with 4 sata
> drives. I am using one for the operating system then one to mirror it. One
> has data and I want a mirror of that.  When creating the first mirror I
> used gm0. Now creating the 2nd mirror use gm1? Or is there a gotcha hidden
> away?

The name is entirely up to you. You can call your mirror "spongebob" if you 
want. I typically include something about the filesystem (such as the 
mountpoint) in my names (e.g. jn_usr), but that's just personal preference. 
No number is required.

JN



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