1. make all partition by /usr/sbin/sysinstall
Configure -> Fdisk and Label
2. write standard label ( to all disks used by vinum )
bsdlabel -w /dev/da1s1
3. edit disk label , modify “4.2BSD” to “vinum” ( to all disks used by vinum )
bsdlabel -e /dev/da1s1
4. edit a config as below , saved as xxx.conf
drive d1 device /dev/da1s1a
drive d2 device /dev/da2s1a
drive d3 device /dev/da3s1a
drive d4 device /dev/da4s1a
volume data
plex org raid5 491k
sd drive d1
sd drive d2
sd drive d3
sd drive d4
5. create volume
gvinum create xxx.conf
6. add boot loader config
echo ‘geom_vinum_load=”YES”‘ >>/boot/loader.conf
7. reboot
8. make sure the gvinum kernel module was loaded , use “kldstat”
Id Refs Address Size Name
1 4 0xc0400000 63070c kernel
2 1 0xc0a31000 fc5c geom_vinum.ko
9. initialize raid
gvinum start data
( Note : “data” must match the volume name in xxx.conf )
10. check if the initialize finished , use “gvinum list”
State: I xx% => State: up
11. format partition
newfs /dev/gvinum/data
( Note : “data” must match the volume name in xxx.conf )
12. turn on soft updates
tunefs -n enable /dev/gvinum/data
13. mount partition ( ex ; mount to /home )
mount /dev/gvinum/data /home
14. edit /etc/fstab
/dev/gvinum/data /home ufs rw 2 2