On Wednesday, August 16, 2017 6:12:03 AM CEST Grant wrote: > >>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
On this, I don't know. There are guides on how to build a sysresccd yourself with additional software added. I was thinking of having to do that myself. But when I found this one, I stopped investigating that. -- Joost
