Re: Installing Debian root on ZFS mirror NetBoot

2019-04-01 Thread Reco
gt; > > > > https://github.com/zfsonlinux/zfs/wiki/Debian-Stretch-Root-on-ZFS > > > Hello. > > > > > > I read this guide, but this implies to have a separate MD raid on disk. > > > It is not fully /boot on ZFS. > > > > > Erm, this gu

Re: Installing Debian root on ZFS mirror NetBoot

2019-04-01 Thread Mimiko
On 01.04.2019 09:40, Matthew Crews wrote: On 3/31/19 11:20 PM, Mimiko wrote: On 01.04.2019 05:51, Matthew Crews wrote: Step-by-step instructions are found here: https://github.com/zfsonlinux/zfs/wiki/Debian-Stretch-Root-on-ZFS Hello. I read this guide, but this implies to have a separate MD

Re: Installing Debian root on ZFS mirror NetBoot

2019-04-01 Thread Matthew Crews
On 3/31/19 11:20 PM, Mimiko wrote: > On 01.04.2019 05:51, Matthew Crews wrote: >> Step-by-step instructions are found here: >> >> https://github.com/zfsonlinux/zfs/wiki/Debian-Stretch-Root-on-ZFS > > Hello. > > I read this guide, but this implies t

Re: Installing Debian root on ZFS mirror NetBoot

2019-04-01 Thread Mimiko
On 01.04.2019 05:51, Matthew Crews wrote: Step-by-step instructions are found here: https://github.com/zfsonlinux/zfs/wiki/Debian-Stretch-Root-on-ZFS Hello. I read this guide, but this implies to have a separate MD raid on disk. It is not fully /boot on ZFS.

Re: Installing Debian root on ZFS mirror NetBoot

2019-03-31 Thread Matthew Crews
On 3/31/19 3:12 PM, David Christensen wrote: > On 3/31/19 12:45 AM, Mimiko wrote: >> Hello. >> >> I know that ZFS is not well supported as MD raids. All I've found on >> internet on installing Debian on ZFS is using a live disk. >> >> My goal is to boot from

Re: Installing Debian root on ZFS mirror NetBoot

2019-03-31 Thread David Christensen
On 3/31/19 12:45 AM, Mimiko wrote: Hello. I know that ZFS is not well supported as MD raids. All I've found on internet on installing Debian on ZFS is using a live disk. My goal is to boot from network and install Debian root on ZFS raid mirror. I can do this using MD raid. I am searching

Installing Debian root on ZFS mirror NetBoot

2019-03-31 Thread Mimiko
Hello. I know that ZFS is not well supported as MD raids. All I've found on internet on installing Debian on ZFS is using a live disk. My goal is to boot from network and install Debian root on ZFS raid mirror. I can do this using MD raid. I am searching for suggestions of how to enable ZFS

Re: root on ZFS

2018-09-12 Thread Matthew Crews
On 9/12/18 7:26 PM, David Christensen wrote: >> The upcoming ZFS 0.8 will make LUKS unnecessary as it >> will feature native ZFS encryption. > > That will be a nice feature to have. I wonder when it will make it into > Debian. Good question. The ZFS package in Sid is still at 0.7.9, and

Re: root on ZFS

2018-09-12 Thread David Christensen
ian-Stretch-Root-on-ZFS Grab a test box, a pair of SSD's, and give it a try. Let us know how it works out (or not). I've also successfully installed Debian Stretch on a LUKS-encrypted ZFS root partition. Okay. The upcoming ZFS 0.8 will make LUKS unnecessary as it will feature native

Re: root on ZFS

2018-09-12 Thread Matthew Crews
On 9/11/18 5:30 PM, David Christensen wrote: > But, people want ZFS-on-root on their Linux distribution of choice. So, > people find and post work-arounds. Matthew Crews has kindly posted what > appears to be the current work-around for Debian Stretch (no, I haven't > tried it):

Re: ext2 for /boot ??? -- WAS: Re: root on ZFS

2018-09-12 Thread tomas
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Wed, Sep 12, 2018 at 04:01:10AM +1000, Andrew McGlashan wrote: > Hi, > > On 11/09/18 22:48, Matthew Crews wrote: > > My recommendation is to use a separate /boot partition and make it EXT2. > > Why not at least ext3? I don't baulk at ext4 btw

Re: root on ZFS

2018-09-11 Thread Mimiko
On 11.09.2018 15:48, Matthew Crews wrote: My recommendation is to use a separate /boot partition and make it EXT2. I'm planning on using ZFS as software raid on which I'll create vols. So it might be ext2, ext3, ext4.

Re: root on ZFS

2018-09-11 Thread David Christensen
On 09/11/2018 01:42 AM, Mimiko wrote: Hello. Currently I use ZFS for making a pool of disks, but the system itself is installed on 2 SSD disks using MD to mirror. How is now ZFS on handling booting from ZFS mirror. Can I start use ZFS as root filesystem on latest Debian? Is it stable

Re: ext2 for /boot ??? -- WAS: Re: root on ZFS

2018-09-11 Thread Michael Stone
On Wed, Sep 12, 2018 at 04:01:10AM +1000, Andrew McGlashan wrote: On 11/09/18 22:48, Matthew Crews wrote: My recommendation is to use a separate /boot partition and make it EXT2. Why not at least ext3? I don't baulk at ext4 btw for /boot -- I can never understand why ext2 is recommended when

Re: ext2 for /boot ??? -- WAS: Re: root on ZFS

2018-09-11 Thread Matthew Crews
My thought process is that there's no reason for any advanced features in /boot since it should rarely change (aside from the occasional kernel or driver update). That said, theres no real harm in using a different filesystem for /boot, such as ext3, ext4, btrfs, etc., so long as your

ext2 for /boot ??? -- WAS: Re: root on ZFS

2018-09-11 Thread Andrew McGlashan
Hi, On 11/09/18 22:48, Matthew Crews wrote: > My recommendation is to use a separate /boot partition and make it EXT2. Why not at least ext3? I don't baulk at ext4 btw for /boot -- I can never understand why ext2 is recommended when ext4 gives no trouble and has other advantages, even ext3 has

Re: root on ZFS

2018-09-11 Thread Matthew Crews
ldn't be a problem if you set up your ZFS / root partition and various pools and datasets correctly. -Matt

Re: root on ZFS

2018-09-11 Thread Matthew Crews
ZFS on handling booting from ZFS mirror. Can I start use ZFS as >> root filesystem on latest Debian? Is it stable on updates? >> >> Thanks for suggestions. > > Your question is still a bit unclear: do you want to have just the > _root_ partition as ZFS? That should be

Re: root on ZFS

2018-09-11 Thread tomas
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Tue, Sep 11, 2018 at 03:17:11PM +0300, Mimiko wrote: > On 11.09.2018 12:04, to...@tuxteam.de wrote: > >>Hello. > >> > >>Currently I use ZFS for making a pool of disks, but the system itself is > >>installed on 2 SSD disks using MD to mirror.

Re: root on ZFS

2018-09-11 Thread Mimiko
On 11.09.2018 12:04, to...@tuxteam.de wrote: Hello. Currently I use ZFS for making a pool of disks, but the system itself is installed on 2 SSD disks using MD to mirror. How is now ZFS on handling booting from ZFS mirror. Can I start use ZFS as root filesystem on latest Debian? Is it stable

Re: root on ZFS

2018-09-11 Thread tomas
om ZFS mirror. Can I start use ZFS as > root filesystem on latest Debian? Is it stable on updates? > > Thanks for suggestions. Your question is still a bit unclear: do you want to have just the _root_ partition as ZFS? That should be easy, just booting a kernel which understands ZFS a

root on ZFS

2018-09-11 Thread Mimiko
Hello. Currently I use ZFS for making a pool of disks, but the system itself is installed on 2 SSD disks using MD to mirror. How is now ZFS on handling booting from ZFS mirror. Can I start use ZFS as root filesystem on latest Debian? Is it stable on updates? Thanks for suggestions.