Date: Fri, 22 Oct 1999 22:11:48 -0400 From: "Marcelo J. Iturbe" <marcelo@msm.cl> To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Fwd: instalation questions Message-ID: <4.2.0.58.19991022221005.00c144a0@server>
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Hi, Sorry if this got to the list twice but we had problems with our server and= =20 I do not know what email got sent. I also had problems receiving mail... so if any one replied to this email=20 please send me your message again. Thanks in advance. Marcelo >Date: Fri, 22 Oct 1999 11:31:39 -0400 >To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG >From: "Marcelo J. Iturbe" <marcelo@msm.cl> >Subject: instalation questionk > >Hi, >I have a few questions regarding instalation and opration. > >1) I would like to install FreeBSD via FTP. The computer which I will be=20 >installing it on, does not have an operating system installed. >I was trying to go through the instructions found at=20 >http://www.freebsd.org/handbook/install.html. However, the instructions=20 >refer you to a bootable floppy, and then there are instructions on how to= =20 >make the bootable floopy from the CD-Rom. >I downloaded ls-lR.gz from cdrom.com trying to figure out which files I=20 >might need. I found the dos tools required to make the floopy but not the= =20 >files. can some one help me out with this matter? Which files I need to=20 >create the bootables? >I would like to install 2.2.8 stable since this is going to be a highend=20 >server. > >2) The server which will run FreeBSD, currently has 1 PentiumIII Xeon=20 >500Mhz cpu with the capacity to grow up to 4 CPUs. >If I add more CPUs in the future, will this have any implications on=20 >FreeBSD? Or will just work naturally and recognize them both at start-up? > >3) This server has 2 nine gig hard drives (raid 5 model). They are=20 >hotswapable. I would like to have the 2 hard drives mirror each other at=20 >all times. How can I acomplish this? I would imagine that once that is up= =20 >and running.. if I have to remove one of the hard drives I would have to=20 >a) stop the mirroring software b) unmount the drive and c) remove the=20 >drive. Or can FreeBSD handle someone just pulling out the hard drive? > >Thank you for your time and feedback. > >Regards, >Marcelo *********************************************** ICQ 22921676 MSM Interactive. Dario Urzua 1940, Providencia, Chile. Phone: (56-2)204-3510=A0 Fax: (56-2) 204-3508 Email: marcelo@msm.cl=A0=A0=A0=A0http://www.msm.cl ******************************************* To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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