Re: zfs root partition boot?
On Mon, Feb 02, 2009 at 04:04:38PM -0700, Tim Judd wrote: On Mon, Feb 2, 2009 at 7:18 AM, Omer Faruk Sen omerf...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, Can I use zfs on / using FreeBSD 7.1? I also use http://people.freebsd.org/~rse/mirror/http://people.freebsd.org/%7Erse/mirror/script to create mirror is there such a a tool for ZFS to use on Fbsd 7.1? Regards. Are you sure you want to do this? ZFS is still marked an experimental feature last time I checked; and if FreeBSD decides to kill ZFS support, you'll be stuck with a unbootable disk. That doesn't make sense. Just because they might terminate upgrade support for it in some future version doesn't mean the disk will suddenly become unreadable.Just as in any upgrade that involves a change from one file system to another, you may have to dump the stuff on the old one and read it in to the new one if you do the upgrade. But the old one will not magically stop working. You will be able to recover your data from the old system. I'd stick with the more mature, tested methods like gmirror or gvinum. Nothing beats a hardware raid though. Although ZFS is probably more mature than you are making it sound here, it is true that gmirror is becoming very reliable and servicable. So, either will probably work. Your choice depends on what you want to accomplish. jerry ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: zfs root partition boot?
Although ZFS is probably more mature than you are making it sound here, it is true that gmirror is becoming very reliable and servicable. ever used gmirror? ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: zfs root partition boot?
On Mon, Feb 2, 2009 at 7:18 AM, Omer Faruk Sen omerf...@gmail.com wrote: Hi, Can I use zfs on / using FreeBSD 7.1? I also use http://people.freebsd.org/~rse/mirror/http://people.freebsd.org/%7Erse/mirror/script to create mirror is there such a a tool for ZFS to use on Fbsd 7.1? Regards. Are you sure you want to do this? ZFS is still marked an experimental feature last time I checked; and if FreeBSD decides to kill ZFS support, you'll be stuck with a unbootable disk. I'd stick with the more mature, tested methods like gmirror or gvinum. Nothing beats a hardware raid though. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: zfs root partition boot?
On Mon, Feb 02, 2009 at 04:18:28PM +0200, Omer Faruk Sen wrote: Can I use zfs on / using FreeBSD 7.1? Yes. But you need a /boot partition so the bootloader can find the kernel. See http://wiki.freebsd.org/ZFSOnRoot and http://www.ish.com.au/solutions/articles/freebsdzfs ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: zfs root partition boot?
FreeBSD decides to kill ZFS support, you'll be stuck with a unbootable disk. I'd stick with the more mature, tested methods like gmirror or gvinum. Nothing beats a hardware raid though. IMHO hardware RAID beats nothing. it's mostly crap. gmirror/gstripe/gconcat works well and always ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org
Re: zfs root partition boot?
On Mon, Feb 2, 2009 at 4:48 PM, Wojciech Puchar woj...@wojtek.tensor.gdynia.pl wrote: FreeBSD decides to kill ZFS support, you'll be stuck with a unbootable disk. I'd stick with the more mature, tested methods like gmirror or gvinum. Nothing beats a hardware raid though. IMHO hardware RAID beats nothing. it's mostly crap. gmirror/gstripe/gconcat works well and always Yes, each person will have their own unique view. To dismiss or put down someone else's view seems unrational There are times I prefer software raid, there are times I prefer hardware raid, neither of which will solve 100% of the problems 100% of the time. My point still stands that **IF** FreeBSD decides to kill ZFS support, you'll be SOL. And quote the source PROPERLY next time. The 2 letter word you DID NOT quote me on makes a difference in the point I was making. If you want to exchange flames, remove the -questions email list from the recipients. ___ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org