Subject: Re: Disk Partitioning for RAID
To: Graham Jenkins <grahjenk@hotmail.com>
From: David Brownlee <abs@netbsd.org>
List: port-i386
Date: 01/19/2004 13:31:22
	You need to give the -v before the -C

On Mon, 19 Jan 2004, Graham Jenkins wrote:

> I must be doing something wrong.  Tried the same trick again tonight using
> -current on a different disk - and here's what happened.  Any suggestions ??
> --
> # uname -a
> NetBSD perentie.myplace.com.au 1.6ZG NetBSD 1.6ZG (GENERIC) #0
> # cat /etc/raid0.conf
> START array
> 1 2 0
> START disks
> /dev/wd1a
> /dev/wd9a
> START layout
> 128 1 1 1
> START queue
> fifo 100
>
> # /sbin/disklabel  /dev/wd1
>   ..
> 16 partitions:
> #        size    offset     fstype [fsize bsize cpg/sgs]
>   a:   4144707        63       RAID         # (Cyl.      0*-   4111*)
>   c:   4144707        63     unused  0 0    # (Cyl.      0*-   4111*)
>   d:  20005650         0     unused  0 0    # (Cyl.      0 -  19846*)
>   e:   4144707        63     unused  0 0    # (Cyl.      0*-   4111*)
>   g:    208845   4144770     unused  0 0    # (Cyl.   4111*-   4319*)
>   h:  15647310   4353615     unused  0 0    # (Cyl.   4319*-  19842*)
>
> # raidctl -C -v /etc/raid0.conf raid0
> raidctl: invalid device: /etc/raid0.conf
>
> >From: David Brownlee <abs@netbsd.org>
> >To: Graham Jenkins <grahjenk@hotmail.com>
> >CC: port-i386@NetBSD.org
> >Subject: Re: Disk Partitioning for RAID
> >Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2004 09:05:46 +0000 (GMT)
> >
> >On Mon, 19 Jan 2004, Graham Jenkins wrote:
> >
> > > Does the end position of the c or d partition actually matter?  On my
> >box
> > > they both seem to end at the end of the first physical partition on the
> > > disk.
> >
> >	c should cover the NetBSD part of the disk, d should cover the
> >	entire disk.
> >
> > > Also - are you saying that this won't work on a multi-OS disk?
> >
> >	The procedure I detailed is unlikely to work on a multi OS disk
> >	without re-running fdisk.
> >
> > > And finally - if I go with -current - is the procedure still the same?
> >
> >	With -current you should be able to partition and just install boot
> >	blocks as normal. I have a new disk on order for a current box so
> >	should be trying this out in the next week :)
> >
> >--
> >		David/absolute          -- www.netbsd.org: No hype required --
>
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