Re: switching a full system from an hd to another..

http://www.netbsd.org/guide/en/chap-rf.html

It is a bit intense though. Might be easier using that ghost
tool that was recommended by somebody else.

You'll do the same kind of stuff... 

fdisk -0ua /dev/rwd1d
disklabel -r -e -I wd1

Create /tmp/raid0.conf... 

***
START array
1 2 0

START disks
/dev/wd1a
absent

START layout
128 1 1 1

START queue
fifo 100
***

raidctl -v -C /tmp/raid0.conf raid0
raidctl -v -I `date +%Y%m%d%H%M` raid0
raidctl -v -i raid0
raidctl -v -s raid0 
disklabel -r -e -I raid0

newfs all the raid0(a, e, f), etc partitions.

copy partitions with: pax -v -X -rw -pe /usr /mnt, etc, etc, etc.

raidctl -v -A root raid0

swapoff=YES into raid's /etc/rc.conf and normal /etc/rc.conf

Modify raid's /etc/fstab to be raid0 instead of wd0.

You set the drive bootable with installboot (if you haven't).

And then you should be able to boot into your RAID.

Then you buy another drive and add it in as soon as possible.

PS. Double check everything here against the documentation. I might have missed something.

On Tue, May 08, 2007 at 12:43:34PM +0200, Luca Sironi wrote:
> 2007/5/8, William Fletcher <[email protected]>:
> >On second thoughts, if this is for a drive failure, you should consider
> >putting the disk into a one drive RAID frame, and buy a new drive
> >next week or something. That way next time a drive fails you won't
> >have to do this, you'll just buy a new drive and make it part of
> >the RAID frame.
> >
> >Want instructions on how to do that?
> >
> 
> You're very kind and iI would love to.
> 
> luca
> -- 
> ascolta  http://radio.sironi.tk

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