Comments on: Growing up http://blogs.freebsdish.org/lulf/2007/07/17/growing-up/ Just another FreeBSD Committers Blogs weblog Sat, 22 Nov 2008 12:22:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: lulf http://blogs.freebsdish.org/lulf/2007/07/17/growing-up/#comment-20 lulf Wed, 18 Jul 2007 17:20:22 +0000 http://blogs.freebsdish.org/lulf/2007/07/17/growing-up/#comment-20 Actually, the only documentation I've written is update to the manpage (where I added a description of some missing commands, as well as provide examples). I'll try write a better guide that provides more examples than the current one does. First of all, none of this work is yet committed to CVS, and should need some testing before that happens, but there is patches for 6.2 here: http://folk.ntnu.no/lulf/patches/freebsd/gvinum Now, how to replace a drive: The problem is that the gvinum version that you are using lacks some of the commands, but it's possible to do it if you follow the guide here (sorry for the bad formatting, but I just wrote it :) I used my developement gvinum when writing it, but it should work in old gvinum as well. but REMEMBER to BACKUP your data. http://folk.ntnu.no/lulf/doc/freebsd/gvinum/replace_drive.txt If you'd like to try out the new gvinum, I advice to download the new gvinum patch for 6.2: Then apply it: cd /usr/src && patch Actually, the only documentation I’ve written is update to the manpage
(where I added a description of some missing commands, as well as provide
examples). I’ll try write a better guide that provides more examples than the
current one does.

First of all, none of this work is yet committed to CVS, and should need some
testing before that happens, but there is patches for 6.2 here:
http://folk.ntnu.no/lulf/patches/freebsd/gvinum

Now, how to replace a drive:
The problem is that the gvinum version that you are using lacks some of the
commands, but it’s possible to do it if you follow the guide here (sorry for the
bad formatting, but I just wrote it :) I used my developement gvinum when
writing it, but it should work in old gvinum as well. but REMEMBER to BACKUP
your data.

http://folk.ntnu.no/lulf/doc/freebsd/gvinum/replace_drive.txt

If you’d like to try out the new gvinum, I advice to download the new
gvinum patch for 6.2:

Then apply it:
cd /usr/src && patch

]]> By: Tinhead http://blogs.freebsdish.org/lulf/2007/07/17/growing-up/#comment-19 Tinhead Wed, 18 Jul 2007 15:47:01 +0000 http://blogs.freebsdish.org/lulf/2007/07/17/growing-up/#comment-19 Hi. Your work in gvinum looks great. Im one of the users that have a probelmatic gvinum RAID5 volume. Probably due to a diskfailure. Where can i read the updated dokumentation? I have looked everywhere on the net for some dokumentation that is simple enough for me to change the disk in a secure way. (my reason to use RAID5) 99% of the guides is about implementing. Not disaster recovery. :-( Just a step by step, change the drive or add new drive and do stuff and remove bad drive? Im going to upgrade the system ( 6.2-RC2 ) but i suspect that will not help my disk that fails when it starts to work for more then 5minutes.. Keep up the good work :-) Best regards from Sweden... Hi.
Your work in gvinum looks great.
Im one of the users that have a probelmatic gvinum RAID5 volume.
Probably due to a diskfailure.
Where can i read the updated dokumentation?
I have looked everywhere on the net for some dokumentation that is simple enough for me to change the disk in a secure way. (my reason to use RAID5)
99% of the guides is about implementing. Not disaster recovery. :-(

Just a step by step, change the drive or add new drive and do stuff and remove bad drive?

Im going to upgrade the system ( 6.2-RC2 ) but i suspect that will not help my disk that fails when it starts to work for more then 5minutes..

Keep up the good work :-)
Best regards from Sweden…

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