Modify example configuration file to show more optimum stripe size of

256 kB instead of 16 kB.

Pointed-out-by: Steve Taylor <staylor@cybernet.com>

Modify description of start command to include 'start' with no
parameters, which reads the config from all drives found on the
system.
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Greg Lehey 1999-02-11 06:14:49 +00:00
parent f2c4d303d7
commit 3628210aa7
Notes: svn2git 2020-12-20 02:59:44 +00:00
svn path=/head/; revision=43873

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@ -638,8 +638,7 @@ command scans the specified disks for
.Nm
partitions containing previously created configuration information. It reads
the configuration in order from the most recently updated to least recently
updated configuration. This is the normal method used to start
.Nm vinum .
updated configuration.
.Nm
maintains an up-to-date copy of all configuration information on each disk
partition. You must specify all of the partitions in a configuration as the
@ -774,21 +773,25 @@ configuration). Option bit 4 can be useful for error recovery.
.Nm start
starts one or more
.Nm
objects. To start a plex in a multi-plex volume, the data must be copied from
another plex in the volume. This frequently takes a long time and is done in
the background.
.ig
XXX When invoked without arguments, it checks all disks connected to the system
for BSD partitions (type 165) and scans the partitions for a
objects. If no object names are specified,
.Nm
partition, which it calls a \fIdrive\fR\|. The
scans the disks known to the system for
.Nm
drives and then reads in the configuration as described under the
.Nm read
command. The
.Nm
drive contains a header with all information about the data stored on the drive,
including the names of the other drives which are required in order to represent
plexes and volumes.
.\" XXX
.Nm The scan function has not yet been implemented.
..
.Pp
If object names are specified,
.Nm
starts them.
.Pp
To start a plex in a multi-plex volume, the data must be copied from another
plex in the volume. Since this frequently takes a long time, it is done in the
background.
.It Nm stop
.Op Fl f
.Op volume | plex | subdisk
@ -1007,11 +1010,11 @@ drive drive5 device /dev/da5h
drive drive6 device /dev/da6h
# A volume with one striped plex
volume tinyvol
plex org striped 32b
plex org striped 512b
sd length 64m drive drive2
sd length 64m drive drive4
volume stripe
plex org striped 32b
plex org striped 512b
sd length 512m drive drive2
sd length 512m drive drive4
# Two plexes
@ -1023,7 +1026,7 @@ volume concat
sd length 150m drive drive4
# A volume with one striped plex and one concatenated plex
volume strcon
plex org striped 32b
plex org striped 512b
sd length 100m drive drive2
sd length 100m drive drive4
plex org concat