Hi all,
Forget the first post. My server is still somewhat unstable after the upgrade attempts, and I appologize. Here goes the real deal:
I tried to upgrade my existing 5.2.1 to a 5.3. I ran into severe problems with my vinum setup in trying to do so. I think i can answer why, the reason is stated here:
http://www.freebsd.org/releases/5.3R/errata.html
More exactly:
"31 Oct 2004, updated on 12 Nov 2004) The vinum(4) subsystem works on 5.3, but it can cause a system panic at boot time. As a workaround you can add vinum_load="YES" to /boot/loader.conf.
As an alternative you can also use the new geom(4)-based vinum(4) subsystem. To activate the geom(4)-aware vinum at boot time, add geom_vinum_load="YES" to /boot/loader.conf and remove start_vinum="YES" in /etc/rc.conf if it exists.
While some uncommon configurations, such as multiple vinum drives on a disk, are not supported, it is generally backward compatible. Note that for the geom(4)-aware vinum, its new userland control program, gvinum, should be used, and it is not yet feature-complete."
I think I have to disagree calling muliple drives on a disk "uncommon".
In fact, I think I remember that being the way it was demonstrated in an old version of the handbook. Here is my current setup after rolling back to FreeBSD 5.2.1:
3 drives: D elben State: up /dev/da1s1h A: 0/7825 MB (0%) D donau State: up /dev/da0s1h A: 0/7825 MB (0%) D spree State: up /dev/ad4a A: 3/114473 MB (0%)
5 volumes: V var State: up Plexes: 2 Size: 600 MB V tmp State: up Plexes: 2 Size: 600 MB V home State: up Plexes: 2 Size: 1000 MB V usr State: up Plexes: 2 Size: 5625 MB V data01 State: up Plexes: 1 Size: 111 GB
9 plexes: P var.p0 C State: up Subdisks: 1 Size: 600 MB P tmp.p0 C State: up Subdisks: 1 Size: 600 MB P home.p0 C State: up Subdisks: 1 Size: 1000 MB P usr.p0 C State: up Subdisks: 1 Size: 5625 MB P var.p1 C State: up Subdisks: 1 Size: 600 MB P tmp.p1 C State: up Subdisks: 1 Size: 600 MB P home.p1 C State: up Subdisks: 1 Size: 1000 MB P usr.p1 C State: up Subdisks: 1 Size: 5625 MB P data01.p0 C State: up Subdisks: 1 Size: 111 GB
9 subdisks: S var.p0.s0 State: up D: donau Size: 600 MB S tmp.p0.s0 State: up D: donau Size: 600 MB S home.p0.s0 State: up D: donau Size: 1000 MB S usr.p0.s0 State: up D: donau Size: 5625 MB S var.p1.s0 State: up D: elben Size: 600 MB S tmp.p1.s0 State: up D: elben Size: 600 MB S home.p1.s0 State: up D: elben Size: 1000 MB S usr.p1.s0 State: up D: elben Size: 5625 MB S data01.p0.s0 State: up D: spree Size: 111 GB
The donau and elben are two identical disks containing all of the system partitions.
As far as I can tell, the new 5.3 release makes this disk configuration invalid?
If yes, is that a permanent decision, or something that will change in near future say 5.4?
If not I have a major problem here :-( --
With regards / med venlig hilsen
Nikolaj Hansen Algade 15, 2 tv 9000 Aalborg Danmark
"Even on the highest throne in the world, we are seated, still, upon our arses." - Montaigne
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