On Thu, Oct 28, 2010 at 10:41:52PM +0200, Jean-Francois wrote: > > # bioctl -R sd0a sd2 > > If I understand well the above command kicks off a rebuild on a replacement > device. Few questions from my side ... > > Is it possible to rebuild with another device for example sd0b or sd1a > instead > of sd0a ? (seems no if I understood properly)
Assuming I got the question right, yes. You can rebuild on any appropriately sized chunk. > > Is the same process as for initialization required for the rebuild ? e.g. > # fdisk -iy sd0 > # printf "a\n\n\n\nRAID\nw\nq\n\n" | disklabel -E sd0 > > Regards