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Date:      Sat, 17 Apr 2021 10:00:53 +0100
From:      Graham Perrin <grahamperrin@gmail.com>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: FreeBSD 13.0 Upgrade Gotcha document?
Message-ID:  <0d062682-2865-04d8-1fae-74e55e82e82d@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <20210416210124.hpyk7uwnyeavnjgl@ozzmosis.com>
References:  <YHnbvgpmUsgwzNzJ@geeks.org> <20210416210124.hpyk7uwnyeavnjgl@ozzmosis.com>

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On 16/04/2021 22:01, andrew clarke wrote:

>> *) Zpools probably need to have 'zpool upgrade' done on them.
> … FreeBSD 13.0 should function fine on older pool versions.

True for 13.0-CURRENT. Should be true for 13.0-RELEASE.


>> *) Make sure to re-install your boot loader before you
>>    `zpool upgrade zroot` to not break bootloader.
> I believe "zpool upgrade" previously warned the admin to run
> "gpart bootcode" to install the most recent bootcode for a ZFS
> boot pool, but in 13.0 that warning is gone.


>From <https://www.freebsd.org/releases/13.0R/relnotes/#boot>:

 >>> … To update old ESP partitions, users should stop using the 
gpart(8) 
<https://www.freebsd.org/cgi/man.cgi?query=gpart&sektion=8&format=html>; 
utility. Instead,…




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