Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2014 13:50:49 -0800 From: Chris Stankevitz <chrisstankevitz@gmail.com> To: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: gptids are not symlinks to /dev/da* Message-ID: <CAPi0psubEgnwvircnS7MqFWCWCNQaazDOk9D8GUkB2qUXVAvew@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1402241208090.2118@wonkity.com> References: <CAPi0pstLDDzLvuzzcPuN1LbgrAjiTu=vRAyxxphgcimuScMoNA@mail.gmail.com> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1402241208090.2118@wonkity.com>
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Warren, Thank you for your reply. On Mon, Feb 24, 2014 at 11:26 AM, Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> wrote: > Not device name, but a label. Although the correct one should work in place > of a device name. I use GPT partition labels, but have never bothered with > the GUIDs. > > ... > > Generated when the structure is created, I think. Now I just need to find out what is "GPT patition label", a "GUID", and "structure creation"! I will read glabel(8) and see if that clears it up for me. > smartctl wants a device, but GPTIDs refer to partitions. Okay, although I am a bit surprised to hear that a GPTID refers to a partition. I'm using FreeNAS and I thought I instructed the zpool to consist entirely of unpatitioned disks. I gather that FreeNAS is, somewhere in the process, creating partitions which triggers "structure creation" which creates unique GPTIDs. Thank you again, Chris
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