Date: Wed, 28 May 2014 12:17:06 -0500 From: Mark Felder <feld@FreeBSD.org> To: Gene <fbsd@brightstar.bomgardner.net> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, owner-freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: info needed-upgrade 8.1 to 10.0 with zfs root Message-ID: <7f96848c4393882b8dccab09173bc4c1@mail.feld.me> In-Reply-To: <20140528164735.M32229@brightstar.bomgardner.net> References: <20140528164735.M32229@brightstar.bomgardner.net>
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On 2014-05-28 12:06, Gene wrote: > I've got an 8.1 amd64 system that I want to upgrade to 10.0. The system > uses > ZFS including root. Can anyone point me to reliable reading on > upgrading - > the handbook doesn't really get into ZFS and root, thanks - > Install 9.1 or 9.2 kernel, reboot, mergemaster -p, installworld, mergemaster, zfs upgrade -a, zpool upgrade -a, make-delete-old, stamp bootloaders, reboot Install 10.0 kernel, reboot, mergemaster -p, installworld, mergemaster, zfs upgrade -a, zpool upgrade, make-delete-old, stamp bootloaders, rebuild/reinstall all ports/packages, make delete-old-libs, reboot Now you're done I find this easier to do than with freebsd-update, but I'm sure you could go that route too. I just prefer the control. I have a quick and dirty script for automating the stamping of bootloaders: https://feld.me/freebsd/bootcode-update.sh
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