vinum question

From: Karl E. Taylor (ktayloraz_at_qwest.net)
Date: 07/10/04 

Date: Sat, 10 Jul 2004 11:58:47 -0700

Probably been dealt with before, maybe even a real simple answer, but
I'll be damned if I can find it.

First up, love it. Great package, much nicer then Veritas and Solstice
DiskSuite. Easy, and stable. Only one minor issue.

When I boot, and yes I have start_vinum="YES" in my rc.conf. However,
for some silly reason, when I boot, the volume is gone, and of course
this cause the system to go into the /bin/sh and try to get me to do an
fsck on the missing volume.

I have a file named /etc/config1.vinum, that I use to recreate the
volume after boot up, and the documents and man pages all talk about the
config file, only thing missing, name and location. Or, how to call it
at boot time.

This is on a Compaq Proliant with 7 disks, 6 used for a single volume.
FreeBSD 5.2.1, Generic.

Any help on where to, or what to call, the vinum config file and how to
get it seen at boot, is greatly appreciated. 

--
Dr. Karl E. Taylor
UNIX Systems Administrator / Oracle DBA

Relevant Pages

  • Re: printing boot probe messages
    ... sudden jarring cessation of all the boot messages (that, ... We all know that you have fiddled with a config file, ... Note that my kernel config file has the sc (syscons, ... # Power management support ...
    (freebsd-hackers)
  • FC5 upgrade
    ... Now I'm wishing the person who said "do a fresh install on a new drive, ... Now when done, when I try to boot X windows fails to load, giving me ... and I'm not sure a config file actually exists since this is ... because of typos when I was hand-editing my grub boot menu for the ...
    (comp.os.linux.setup)
  • Re: Problem activating multiple cores ONLY if I press any key before kernel is loaded
    ... Linus Walleij, Yes, I know there are config files in the kernel ... whethere it's only one config file? ... But if I press a key during the boot and end up inside GRUB boot menu ...
    (Linux-Kernel)
  • Re: Help with rev 23.4 boot error
    ... > Cannot add the entry to the GMT. ... > RESTART PLEASE ... If you boot without a config file, ...
    (comp.sys.prime)
  • Re: hal.dll and Blue Screen in Windows XP Home
    ... Norton Antivirus) and I select ALL and ONLY Microsoft drivers. ... Then I enable Boot Logging upon restart. ... If you can get the BSOD to happen every time, ... Unlikely to be broken (or missing in spite of the hal.dll missing ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.general)