From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Wed May 27 22:06:42 2015 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [8.8.178.115]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 54360C7D for ; Wed, 27 May 2015 22:06:42 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ricky1252@hotmail.com) Received: from SNT004-OMC4S33.hotmail.com (snt004-omc4s33.hotmail.com [65.55.90.236]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (Client CN "*.outlook.com", Issuer "MSIT Machine Auth CA 2" (verified OK)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 2C2ED853 for ; Wed, 27 May 2015 22:06:41 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from ricky1252@hotmail.com) Received: from SNT146-W31 ([65.55.90.199]) by SNT004-OMC4S33.hotmail.com over TLS secured channel with Microsoft SMTPSVC(7.5.7601.22751); Wed, 27 May 2015 15:05:35 -0700 X-TMN: [H4RxpVjJ/g39rKfwqznTyhD7NUwTE821] X-Originating-Email: [ricky1252@hotmail.com] Message-ID: From: Ricky G To: Baho Utot CC: "freebsd-questions@freebsd.org" Subject: RE: FreeBSD 10.1 + ZFS Date: Wed, 27 May 2015 18:05:35 -0400 Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: <55661AA5.9030403@columbus.rr.com> References: <5563939F.2070303@columbus.rr.com>, , <86oal8gu30.fsf@red.stonehenge.com>, , <5563A6E0.4010402@columbus.rr.com> <86382kgoi8.fsf@red.stonehenge.com>, , <20150526030812.8e749982.freebsd@edvax.de>, , <20150526034748.GA1674@WorkBox.Home>, , <5564E1CE.2040700@columbus.rr.com> <5564E6F5.1090306@radel.com>,,<5564EF07.2080603@columbus.rr.com> <20150527000713.GA3257@WorkBox.Home>, , , , <55661AA5.9030403@columbus.rr.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 X-OriginalArrivalTime: 27 May 2015 22:05:35.0647 (UTC) FILETIME=[41F99AF0:01D098C9] Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-Content-Filtered-By: Mailman/MimeDel 2.1.20 X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.20 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 27 May 2015 22:06:42 -0000 > I do understand how ZFS works I am using it (ZFS RAID-Z1) on three boxen= =20 > but not as the root file system. >=20 > I did do the research.... if you RTFH you would see that the installer=20 > uses the auto option for ZFS which wipes out and uses the entire drive. >=20 Apologies if it seemed like I was offending you=2C it was not my intent. > You cannot do RAID-Z2 with three drives only as RAID-Z2 has two parity=20 > drives This is incorrect however. I didn't say it would be ideal but it is possibl= e to do a raidz2 with 3 drives. Just to verify myself I pulled out a handy = usb stick to test. > The links supplied (two) > 1. was a link to the handbook using auto partitioning=2C doesn't=20 > answer the question in any way > 2. a hack not using the installer=2C doesn't answer the question=20 > in any way bsdinstall is a really well done piece of work for something that was alrea= dy made to be simple. The guide that was posted may not be to your exact ne= ed=2C but It is faily close and quite current. Its not a hacky way of insta= lling FreeBSD=2C It is how you do it manually to fit ones needs like you ha= ve now. =