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To: fernanbolando@mailc.net, 9fans@cse.psu.edu
Subject: Re: [9fans] Adding Hard disk to my cpu server.
From: "Russ Cox" <rsc@swtch.com>
Date: Mon,  6 Mar 2006 13:01:57 -0500
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> I have a few question due to paranioa and stupidity
> 1. I have two hd installed sdC0 is the fossil+venti cpu server. sdC1
> is the new hd.
> Is it safe fdisk and prep the other hd without damaging the data on sdC0?

Of course.

> 2. How do I update venti.conf to include the new arenas?

After you fmtarenas the new arena partition, you can
just add a new arenas line at the end of venti.conf and
then run fmtindex.  You must run fmtindex when venti
is *not* running.  Since you use venti to boot, you'll want
to do this using an install CD (boot as a live CD).

Russ