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Date:      Mon, 16 Jan 2012 11:40:11 -0500
From:      Robert Boyer <rwboyer@mac.com>
To:        FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: How to destroy a zombie zpool
Message-ID:  <F4B2F6DE-D653-4B95-8963-CF79AC083ECD@mac.com>
In-Reply-To: <EF529D72AB9F6D3894DD3E1B@mac-pro.magehandbook.com>
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most likely a ifs "label" on the disk from before that you need to get =
rid of before doing the install.

RB

On Jan 16, 2012, at 11:37 AM, Daniel Staal wrote:

>=20
> I've got a weird problem...  I was working on installing 9.0 w/zfs on =
my laptop, messed up, rebooted, *formatted the drives* and restarted.  =
Got much further the next time, however...
>=20
> There is a zombie copy of the old zpool sitting around interfering =
with things.  'zpool import' lists it, but it can't import it because =
the disks don't actually exist.  'zpool destroy' can't delete it, =
because it's not imported.  ('No such pool')  Any ideas on how to get =
rid of it?
>=20
> Daniel T. Staal
>=20
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