Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2006 09:47:50 +0200 (CEST) From: Oliver Fromme <olli@lurza.secnetix.de> To: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG, fbsd-stable-0@ml.turing-complete.org Subject: Re: FreeBSD 4.x EoL Message-ID: <200610200747.k9K7loWV062309@lurza.secnetix.de> In-Reply-To: <20061019215218.GA127@mid.pc5.i.0x5.de>
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Nicolas Rachinsky wrote: > Jim C. Nasby wrote: > > The issue I run into is that I use software raid (vinum in 4.11, gmirror > > in 6.x), and I don't know of any way to go from one to the other that > > doesn't involve wiping both drives at the same time. > > You can wipe one of the disks, create a gmirror with only one > provider. Then you can copy the data. Afterwards you can wipe the > second disk and add it to the gmirror. Or am I missing something? I can confirm that it works exactly as you described. Of course you should have a good backup in any case. Best regards Oliver -- Oliver Fromme, secnetix GmbH & Co. KG, Marktplatz 29, 85567 Grafing Dienstleistungen mit Schwerpunkt FreeBSD: http://www.secnetix.de/bsd Any opinions expressed in this message may be personal to the author and may not necessarily reflect the opinions of secnetix in any way. "In My Egoistical Opinion, most people's C programs should be indented six feet downward and covered with dirt." -- Blair P. Houghton
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