Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2013 18:25:06 +0100 From: bsd <bsd@todoo.biz> To: Liste FreeBSD <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Best approach to jails + zfs Message-ID: <6951EF94-E2BD-4B03-9F42-EA94BD23B718@todoo.biz>
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Hi,=20 I wanted to have the point of view of the community on the best approach = in order to handle a quite large system with couple of jails (shouldn't = have more than 5 to 10). Whole system is based on zfs. I'll use this as = a backup server. I have been using the "handbook" approach so far. It is quite stable but = the linked directories inside each jail is quite error prone and may be = confusing. With this approach you can update all your jails at once=85 = this is quite tempting, but if you have an error=85 all your jails are = gone at once ! =3D=3D you can't afford to have a kernel compile problem = while updating your system or you're dead !!=20 http://www.freebsd.org/doc//handbook/jails-build.html The other approach that I have found is to use create a base jail system = using sysinstall and then zfs snapshot to clone It. You then use this to = create a jail. You end up with couple of independent jails which are not = linked to each other in any way. You can / need to update each jail one = by one.=20 http://vocalbit.com/article/402/freebsd-jails-using-zfs-and-bsdinstall =95 I wanted to know if the handbook approach is still the most recent = one considering the latest progress in FBSD jail management ?=20 =95 I wanted to know if you had some "mixed" approach that can leverage = the risk of the handbook approach ?=20 =95 Last but not least - do you have any good pointer to recent guide / = howto / studies on the subject ?=20 Thanks=20 =96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96= =96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96 ---------> Gr=E9gory Bernard Director <--------- ---------------> www.osnet.eu <--------------- --> Your provider of OpenSource appliances <-- =96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96= =96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96=96 OSnetOSnetOSnetOSnetOSnetOSnetOSnetOSnetOSnetO
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