Subject: Re: NetBSD 3.0, vinum and a FreeBSD 4.11 built vinum RAID-1 array
To: Mark Cullen <mark.r.cullen@gmail.com>
From: Geert Hendrickx <ghen@NetBSD.org>
List: netbsd-users
Date: 06/09/2006 23:34:29
On Fri, Jun 09, 2006 at 09:53:17PM +0100, Mark Cullen wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I am looking to 'upgrade' my little home server from FreeBSD 4.11. I've
> got NetBSD 3.0 installed on a test box at the moment (and I must say
> it's quite cool once you get used to it), and have managed to get it all
> configured how I want it, I think, except for one thing. The box in
> question has a vinum RAID-1 array, and I am not sure how I would go
> about using this, preferably without recreating it from scratch - if
> this is even possible - with alot of backup / restore hassle.
May I suggest you have a look at RAIDframe, a software RAID implementation
which is built into NetBSD. It's very cool. You'd have to recreate your
RAID volume though.
http://www.netbsd.org/guide/en/chap-rf.html
Geert