Harold Pritchett wrote:
Following this note is a draft of a "Mirrored Linux Mini How-to"
document.
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To ensure that the partitions are correct, and in the correct order,
boot from
the install CD/DVD and run the rescue system. Use fdisk from this system
to partition the two drives.
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In the event of a disk failure, follow the below procedure.
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10. Bring up the system and use fdisk to partition the new drive EXACTLY
the same as the existing drive.
I suggest that the steps involving partitioning multiple drives are
prone to error.
I offer that the use sfdisk is more accurate, and user friendly.
By using sfdisk with the -d option we can get a dump of the current
partition table in a regular file,
and if needed we can restore it from that file.
Example:
| sfdisk -d /dev/sda | sfdisk /dev/sdb
This is a very simple way to duplicate the partition table from one disk to another.
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Regards, Maurice
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