Date: Fri, 6 Sep 2019 16:28:36 -0600 From: "@lbutlr" <kremels@kreme.com> To: Aleksandr via freebsd-questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: Convert MBR Partitions to GPT Message-ID: <668AE706-2B7D-40F9-B88A-208797D419BB@kreme.com> In-Reply-To: <20190906234411.9aba1e00.freebsd@edvax.de> References: <1ef6d7eb-a7c9-2a5d-12b2-20c4ef255523@wavecable.com> <20190902133941.e563291f.freebsd@edvax.de> <0e0c086c-a907-d224-98b8-9486d921e7a5@wavecable.com> <20190902141116.264edd01.freebsd@edvax.de> <88cabc53-eff5-3e1a-6e77-2d86da2b8c8d@wavecable.com> <20190902164836.98486301.freebsd@edvax.de> <c071bbe0-75dd-7ab3-1a05-e965969bb299@wavecable.com> <20190906132003.a0e2c6a0.freebsd@edvax.de> <C7372CDC-871E-4E2F-86C1-6EF3EA1F9CD9@kreme.com> <20190906234411.9aba1e00.freebsd@edvax.de>
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On 6 Sep 2019, at 15:44, Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> wrote: > On Fri, 6 Sep 2019 12:25:21 -0600, @lbutlr wrote: >> On 6 Sep 2019, at 05:20, Polytropon <freebsd@edvax.de> wrote: >>> Now, journaling tends to cause problems when using dump to backup >>> data partition-wise (e. g., "dump -0Lauf /mnt/rootfs.dmp = /dev/ada0p2=E2=80=9D). >>=20 >> I=E2=80=99m not sure that is a problem with journaling as opposed to = a problem >> with dump. >=20 > I'm not primarily complaining about the problems between journaling > and dump, I'm complaining because the _choice_ is gone (or at least > choice now requires additional booting and fiddling with what has been > possible with ye olde sysinstall for decades). The defaults are always going to annoy some people. I=E2=80=99d say = using dump for backup seems like it=E2=80=99s pretty much and edge case = these days. >> Pick one fo the following: >>=20 >> 1. Journaling and rsync/tar/etc >> 2. ZFS Journaling/snapshots and dump to your heart's content >> 3. Use an older disk format >=20 > This is not always possible. Imagine a setting where you need to > introduce a new UFS-based system to a conglomerate where dumps are > obtained automatically at runtime. None (!) of the things listed > above is a solution. Why does it have to be UFS and why can=E2=80=99t you manually format the = disk if you really care that much? --=20 MY MOM IS NOT DATING JERRY SIENFELD Bart chalkboard Ep. AABF06=20
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