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Date:      Thu, 25 Oct 2018 17:12:26 +0000 (UTC)
From:      Benedict Reuschling <bcr@FreeBSD.org>
To:        doc-committers@freebsd.org, svn-doc-all@freebsd.org, svn-doc-head@freebsd.org
Subject:   svn commit: r52404 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/zfs
Message-ID:  <201810251712.w9PHCQYu030443@repo.freebsd.org>

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Author: bcr
Date: Thu Oct 25 17:12:26 2018
New Revision: 52404
URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/52404

Log:
  Describe how to install the zfs bootcode for GPT and EFI.
  
  Submitted by:	    sineastris@gmail.com (via freebsd-doc)

Modified:
  head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/zfs/chapter.xml

Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/zfs/chapter.xml
==============================================================================
--- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/zfs/chapter.xml	Thu Oct 25 15:55:33 2018	(r52403)
+++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/zfs/chapter.xml	Thu Oct 25 17:12:26 2018	(r52404)
@@ -1464,8 +1464,23 @@ Enabled the following features on 'mypool':
 	<para>The boot code on systems that boot from a pool must be
 	  updated to support the new pool version.  Use
 	  <command>gpart bootcode</command> on the partition that
-	  contains the boot code.  See &man.gpart.8; for more
-	  information.</para>
+	  contains the boot code.  There are two types of bootcode
+	  available, depending on way the system boots:
+	  <acronym>GPT</acronym> (the most common option) and
+	  <acronym>EFI</acronym> (for more modern systems).</para>
+
+	<para>For legacy boot using GPT, use the following
+	  command:</para>
+
+	<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>gpart bootcode -b /boot/pmbr -p /boot/gptzfsboot -i <replaceable>1</replaceable> <replaceable>ada1</replaceable></userinput></screen>
+
+	<para>For systems using EFI to boot, execute the following
+	  command:</para>
+
+	<screen>&prompt.root; <userinput>gpart bootcode -p /boot/boot1.efifat -i <replaceable>1</replaceable> <replaceable>ada1</replaceable></userinput></screen>
+
+	<para>Apply the bootcode to all bootable disks in the pool.
+	  See &man.gpart.8; for more information.</para>
       </warning>
     </sect2>
 



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