Date: Sat, 30 Nov 2013 14:30:23 -0700 (MST) From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> To: "Mike." <the.lists@mgm51.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: gmirror, gpart and MBR vs GPT in the Handbook Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1311301418440.99113@wonkity.com> In-Reply-To: <201311301459580085.0648D9AC@smtp.24cl.home> References: <201311301303210813.05DE187E@smtp.24cl.home> <20131130190742.2b1d7e36.freebsd@edvax.de> <201311301459580085.0648D9AC@smtp.24cl.home>
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On Sat, 30 Nov 2013, Mike. wrote: > On 11/30/2013 at 7:07 PM Polytropon wrote: > > |On Sat, 30 Nov 2013 13:03:21 -0500, Mike. wrote: > |> Is there a specific reason why MBR was used in the Handbook > |> example for creating a mirror, instead of GPT? Or was it > just > |> a preference of the person who wrote that Handbook page? > | > |Refer to this document for a demonstration which is more > |directed toward GPT: > | > |http://www.wonkity.com/~wblock/docs/html/gmirror.html > | > |The Handbook's mentioning of MBR, even though commands > |involved are centered around gpart (instead of the more > |traditional tools fdisk and bsdlabel) seems to suggest > |that an update might be indicated. :-) fdisk and bsdlabel are not needed, gpart does everything they can do. > Excellent, that site looks to be a very good resource. That document shows how to mirror GPT partitions, but there are definite downsides. I really should update that article. At least for now, MBR is still the way to go for mirroring a whole drive.
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