2012-08-15 14:20, Darren Reed wrote:
GRUB is another part of the concern. I've heard of instances where ZFS pools with 4K blocks are misaligned due to the bootblocks - this is discussed here:
It is technically possible, so ZFS follows the approach of GPT partitioning when given a dedicated drive (note that rpools are in MBR partitions), by reserving 256 sectors from start of disk (not 63 sectors as was usual for MBR). This gives a default offset divisible by many reasonable powers of 2; you should however keep track of where your partitions end (odd numbers, overall length in standard 512b sectors divisible by 8), and where other partitions start (even numbers divisible by 8). You can use (g)parted for this lowlevel tracking. HTH, //Jim Klimov ------------------------------------------- illumos-discuss Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/182180/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/182180/21175430-2e6923be Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=21175430&id_secret=21175430-6a77cda4 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
