All typoes checked. Now correct...finally, Apologies
Chris -----Original Message----- From: Chris Harries [mailto:ch...@sharescope.co.uk] Sent: 02 April 2009 14:07 To: 'Alexis de BRUYN' Subject: RE: raidctl -vF component0 raid0 Afternoon, Well on an i386 system with 2 x 1 TB Seagate hard drives, I generally follow this method from what I know and have learnt: Install 4.4 i386 on to sd0 Reboot Patch source tree to 4.4 PATCH: cd /usr/src mount /dev/cd0a /mnt tar -zxvpf /mnt/src.tar.gz -C /usr/src ./sys umount /mnt cvs -qd anon...@anoncvs.ca.openbsd.org:/cvs get -rOPENBSD_4_4 -P src Create new kernel with patches: cd /usr/src cvs -d anon...@anoncvs.uk.openbsd.org:/cvs up -Pd make -k cleandir rm -rf /usr/obj/* make obj cd /usr/src/etc/mtree install -c -o root -g wheel -m 660 special /etc/mtree install -c -o root -g wheel -m 444 4.4BSD.dist /etc/mtree mtree -qdef /etc/mtree/4.4BSD.dist -p / -u cd /usr/src/etc env DESTDIR=/ make distrib-dirs cd /usr/src/sys/arch/sparc64/conf/ config GENERIC cd ../compile/GENERIC make clean && make depend && make cp /bsd /bsd.old cp bsd /bsd chown root:wheel /bsd reboot cd /usr/src/ make build cd /dev cp /usr/src/etc/etc.sparc64/MAKEDEV ./ ./MAKEDEV all Sysmerge reboot Now we have a full patched system, add raidframe: cd /sys/arch/i386/conf cat >> GENERIC.RAID << EOF include "arch/'uname -m'/conf/GENERIC option RAID_AUTOCONFIG pseudo-device raid 4 EOF Re-create the kernel with patches and raidframe: config GENERIC.RAID cd ../compile/GENERIC.RAID make clean depend && make cp /bsd /bsd.noraid install -o root -g wheel -m 644 bsd / Test it boots ok, no problems. Now on to raidframe: fdisk -i sd1 (Yes to the MBR question) disklabel -E sd1 Create 512mb A: 4.2BSD Create *(rest of space) D: RAID Create new filesystem and mount: newfs sd1a mount /dev/sd1a /mnt cp /bsd /usr/mdec/boot /mnt /usr/mdec/installboot -v /mnt/boot /usr/mdec/biosboot sd1 umount /mnt Create raid0.conf cat >> /root/raid0.conf << EOF START array 1 2 0 START disks /dev/sd2d /dev/sd1d START layout 128 1 1 1 START queue fifo 100 EOF raidctl -C /root/raid0.conf raid0 raidctl -I 0904020 (the date) raid0 Check and add arrays: raidctl -s raid0 raidctl -A root raid0 At this point, everything seams as expected Create radi0's partitions: Disklabel -E raid0 A: 5G / 4.2BSD B: 2048M swap D: 50G /var/mysql 4.2bsd E: 500G /var/vmail 4.2bsd F: 10G /var 4.2bsd G: 1G /tmp 4.2bsd H: 10G /usr 4.2bsd I: 10G /home 4.2bsd Create the new filesystems: For x in a d e f g h I; do newfs raid0${x}; done Seams to work fine. Mount and copy RAID: mount /dev/raid0a /mnt cd /mnt mkdir usr tmp home var var/mysql var/vmail mount /dev/raid0d /mnt/var/mysql mount /dev/raid0e /mnt/var/vmail mount /dev/raid0f /mnt/var mount /dev/raid0g /mnt/tmp mount /dev/raid0h /mnt/usr mount /dev/raid0i /mnt/home Transfer raid: cd /mnt tar -Xcpf - / | tar -xvpf - rm /mnt/etc/fstab cat >> /mnt/etc/fstab << EOF /dev/raid0a / ffs rw 1 1 /dev/raid0d /var/mysql ffs rw 1 2 /dev/raid0e /var/vmail ffs rw 1 2 /dev/raid0f /var ffs rw 1 2 /dev/raid0g /tmp ffs rw 1 2 /dev/raid0h /usr ffs rw 1 2 /dev/raid0i /home ffs rw 1 2 EOF Umount partitions and reboot: umount /mnt/*; umount /mnt halt (reboot) boot> boot sd1a:/bsd to boot to 2nd hard disk Check, mirror, hot add, reconstruct: mount && uname -v && raidctl -s raid0 disklabel sd1 > /root/disklabel.sd1 disklabel -R sd0 /root/disklabel.sd1 raidctl -a /dev/sd0d raid0 raidctl -vF component0 raid0 And there is hangs, and displays > RECON: initiating reconstruction on row - col 0 -> spare at row 0 col 2. > Quiescence reached... How does this differ from what you do? Many thanks, again Chris -----Original Message----- From: Alexis de BRUYN [mailto:ale...@de-bruyn.fr] Sent: 02 April 2009 13:39 To: Chris Harries Cc: misc@openbsd.org Subject: Re: raidctl -vF component0 raid0 Hello Chris, Before setting up your mirror, I recommanded you to read "RAID options for OpenBSD" from the OpenBSD FAQ (http://www.openbsd.org/faq/faq14.html#RAID) and then the following manuals (which I did when I teached myself making a RAIDFRAME mirror on 4.2) : * raid(4), * raidctl(8), * newfs(8), * disklabel(8), * fdisk(8), * boot(8), * installboot(8), * dd(1), With the same steps, my configuration is working on 4.3 & 4.4 (amd64). You can also *precisely* describe your steps (commands and traces), and in this case, I could easely help you. Best regards, Chris Harries a icrit : > Thank you for your advice Alexis, I have now tried to do this using wd2d and > it does indeed make sense. I am still having problems however. Everything > seams to go fine, to what the 2 guides I am following suggest, but when > reconstructing the data is where I get stuck! > > When running raidctl -vF component0 raid0 I see > > RECON: initiating reconstruction on row - col 0 -> spare at row 0 col 2. > Quiescence reached... > > And that is where it stops, just sitting there. I am guessing when you do > the command it brings up a bar of how much it has reconstructed with maybe > an ETA, but I don't see this, no hard drive light flashing. > > Befor that command I do > > disklabel wd1 > /root/disklabel.wd1 > disklabel -R wd0 /root/disklabel.wd1 > raidctl -a /dev/wd0b raid0 > > Which seams fine with me. Did you following a guide to teach your self this? > I have tried reading over man raidctl but it's now showing me anything more > then I know already and what I am not doing correct to cause this > reconstruction to just hang...? Any ideas > > Many Thanks > Chris > -----Original Message----- > From: Alexis de BRUYN [mailto:ale...@de-bruyn.fr] > Sent: 31 March 2009 12:33 > To: Chris Harries > Cc: misc@openbsd.org > Subject: Re: raidctl -vF component0 raid0 > >>> A: 144522 4.2BSD (this is the 64MB drive to boot off >>> B: 1953375480 RAID (this is the RAID data partition >>> C: 1953523055 UNUSED > > Using 'b' (even 'c') is not a good idea for me too. > > Try on your second disk (mirror), before configuring RAID, with the two > following partitions: > > a: 512M 4.2BSD Boot partition > c: ----- unused Entire drive > d: * RAID Everything except boot kernel > > >>>>> START disks >>>>> /dev/wd2b # the fake device >>>>> /dev/wd1b >>>>> > > And then: > > START disks > /dev/wd2d > /dev/wd1d > > It works for my several configurations all the times. > > Chris Harries a icrit : >> Thank you for your time. >> >> This I did find weird, wondering why on this guide, it is setting B to > RAID >> and not swap...on boot it does say it cannot find swap but this guide did >> come recommended... >> >> It says >> >> A: 144522 4.2BSD (this is the 64MB drive to boot off >> B: 1953375480 RAID (this is the RAID data partition >> C: 1953523055 UNUSED >> >> I am guessing you meant wd0 and wd1, the guide suggested making wd2 as the >> fake device as I am creating the install on wd0, putting over to wd1 then >> booting to wd1 and initializing wd0 again and create the raid, in a very > cut >> way to explain it >> >> Chris >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: J.C. Roberts [mailto:list-...@designtools.org] >> Sent: 30 March 2009 13:16 >> To: Chris Harries >> Cc: misc@openbsd.org >> Subject: Re: raidctl -vF component0 raid0 >> >> On Mon, 30 Mar 2009 09:43:31 +0100 "Chris Harries" >> <ch...@sharescope.co.uk> wrote: >> >>> START disks >>> /dev/wd2b # the fake device >>> /dev/wd1b >>> >> The above looks weird. The 'b' partition is typically swap. >> >> What do the following commands tell you? >> >> $ sudo disklabel -n wd1 >> >> $ sudo disklabel -n wd2 >> >> > > -- > Alexis de BRUYN > email : ale...@de-bruyn.fr > -- Alexis de BRUYN email : ale...@de-bruyn.fr
