>>I'm trying to get started on my first Gentoo install on ZFS. My >>remote server is booted to a Gentoo LiveCD and I've SSH'ed in but it >>looks like the CD doesn't have ZFS tools: >> >>livecd ~ # zpool status >>-bash: zpool: command not found >> >>Can I pull this off from here or do I need to mail a different CD to my >>host? >> >>This server has 6 SSDs and I'm planning to set up a 2-way stripe and >>3-way mirror. Any tips that might help me pull this off? >> >>- Grant > > I did this not too long ago, using the boot disc and howto from FearedBliss: > https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/User:Fearedbliss
This looks like a great guide. Are there instructions for extracting a portage archive over my running LiveCD OS so I can then emerge zfs and execute this guide without mailing another CD-R to my host? - Grant