Date: Tue, 2 Aug 2016 08:17:06 -0700 From: Rares Vernica <rvernica@gmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Root on ZFS, FreeBSD and Linux back and forth Message-ID: <CALQ9KxCG4s8rP=2SUbHs=eJWn0-BQRzgx%2BGta5Spdh4Esyt4gA@mail.gmail.com>
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Hello, I have two hard drives. One has root-on-ZFS created by FreeBSD (on installation) and one with Linux. I wonder if it is safe and reliable to use the root-on-ZFS disk back and forth between FreeBSD and Linux. On Linux I plan to use ZFS-on-Linux. Both FreeBSD and ZFS-on-Linux seem to use version 5000. To import the zpool in Linux, it seems it needs to be forced. FreeBSD does not export it on shutdown and I am not sure how or if I should do it. How would FreeBSD deal with the zpool if it notices that Linux imported it? Will FreeBSD force the import on boot? Do I have to take special precautions for FreeBSD to import the ZFS disk and boot from it once Linux has touched it? Also, is ZFS-on-Linux trustworthy enough not to mess up the disk? Thanks! Rares
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