gmirror THEN geli, correct?

[Oliver Fromme]

Wojciech Puchar wrote:
 > > Modulok <modulok at gmail.com> wrote:
 > > > I'm looking for a confirmation on the order:  When setting up a (root
 > > > partiton) gmirror+geli, what is the propper order? e.g: gmirror the
 > > > disks and THEN initialize geli on the /dev/mirror partitions? Is this
 > 
 > yes it is right order.

No, there is no "right" or "wrong" order.  It depends on
what features of gmirror and geli you want to exploit.
See my more detailed explanation in this thread.

Best regards
   Oliver

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