Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2017 17:22:42 +0200 From: Dave Cottlehuber <dch@skunkwerks.at> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Some ZFS questions Message-ID: <1493306562.346687.958279176.43C64097@webmail.messagingengine.com> In-Reply-To: <8c6322c0-b425-84e8-87c8-ed4cff727955@netfence.it> References: <c81a1c46-e3c5-f7ab-deb2-fa2a45493b23@netfence.it> <CAMODbknNZBiVdxDbVMxdFfcRd1wW0BXHbqGkiARKo%2BD=F6XfvQ@mail.gmail.com> <CAMODbkk7=53=4Uji0o7G_M_MnQojpqiBRHQObhPq5g3jHKfyfw@mail.gmail.com> <CAMODbkncavbdNAK58YpzOKdt95GTRB2YmzXirrguk0dQ83cXdQ@mail.gmail.com> <8c6322c0-b425-84e8-87c8-ed4cff727955@netfence.it>
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On Thu, 27 Apr 2017, at 16:19, Andrea Venturoli wrote: > On 04/18/17 11:21, Frederic Chardon wrote: > > > What puzzles me is "zroot/ROOT": why do we need that? Why do we > > mount "zroot/ROOT/default" as root instead of simply mounting > > "zroot" at /? > > > > > > It's a setup for Boot Environment (just google that ;)). If you install > > sysutils/beadm you can then have in parallel several root fs. It's not > > mandatory but so useful that's is enabled by default. > > Thanks. > Now I understand what this is and why it is useful. > > Still, I think I need a SHTF-plan before I put such a system in > production. > Is there any step-by-step instruction on how to mount the box's HD from > a live filesystem? > > bye & Thanks > av. http://www.callfortesting.org/bhyve-boot-environments/ is excellent, as is http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/articles/zfs-update-management/ closer to a step-by-step I don't think you'll find anywhere. A+ Dave
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