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List:       freebsd-fs
Subject:    Re: gmirror: replacing a drive with a bigger one.
From:       Miroslav Lachman <000.fbsd () quip ! cz>
Date:       2008-04-14 10:56:24
Message-ID: 48033858.50607 () quip ! cz
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Dennis Berger wrote:

> Hi,
> currently I have two 180gb drives in a RAID1 with gmirror. Now we need 
> to extend the size so I would like to replace both drives with 500gb 
> drives.
> Is there a recommend way to do this?
> I suggested replacing one drive at first and let gmirror set it up to as 
> a 180gb. Then use growfs to extend the last partition this is my /data 
> partition.
> Or should I use dump/restore and dd to replace? What do I have to keep 
> in mind then? copying metadata and such?
> What do you suggest?

I think there is no way to grow gmirror by growfs.
So I will use dump and restore to create brand new gmirror from bigger 
drives.

Miroslav Lachman

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