Re: [zfs-discuss] Advice for migrating ZFS configuration

2012-03-07 Thread Bob Doolittle
On 3/7/2012 9:04 PM, Fajar A. Nugraha wrote: Why can't I just give the old pool name to the raidz pool when I create it? Cause you can't have two pools with the same name. You either need to rename the old pool first, or rename the new pool afterwards. But in your instructions you have me dest

Re: [zfs-discuss] Advice for migrating ZFS configuration

2012-03-07 Thread Bob Doolittle
Wait, I'm not following the last few steps you suggest. Comments inline: On 03/07/12 17:03, Fajar A. Nugraha wrote: - use the one new disk to create a temporary pool - copy the data ("zfs snapshot -r" + "zfs send -R | zfs receive") - destroy old pool - create a three-disk raidz pool using two di

Re: [zfs-discuss] Advice for migrating ZFS configuration

2012-03-07 Thread Bob Doolittle
Bob On 03/07/12 17:03, Fajar A. Nugraha wrote: On Thu, Mar 8, 2012 at 4:38 AM, Bob Doolittle wrote: Hi, I had a single-disk zpool (export) and was given two new disks for expanded storage. All three disks are identically sized, no slices/partitions. My goal is to create a raidz1 configuration

[zfs-discuss] Advice for migrating ZFS configuration

2012-03-07 Thread Bob Doolittle
Hi, I had a single-disk zpool (export) and was given two new disks for expanded storage. All three disks are identically sized, no slices/partitions. My goal is to create a raidz1 configuration of the three disks, containing the data in the original zpool. However, I got off on the wrong foot

Re: [zfs-discuss] How to increase rpool size in a VM?

2009-03-26 Thread Bob Doolittle
Note that c4t1d0s0 is my *new* disk, not my old. I presume that's the right one to target with installgrub? Thanks, Bob Bob Doolittle wrote: Blake wrote: You need to use 'installgrub' to get the right boot pits in place on your new disk. I did that, but it did

Re: [zfs-discuss] How to increase rpool size in a VM?

2009-03-26 Thread Bob Doolittle
change the disk boot order after doing the detach? Copy the boot partition via dd? -Bob The manpage for installgrub is pretty helpful. On Wed, Mar 25, 2009 at 6:18 PM, Bob Doolittle wrote: Hi, I have a build 109 system installed in a VM, and my rpool capacity is getting close to full. Sin

[zfs-discuss] How to increase rpool size in a VM?

2009-03-25 Thread Bob Doolittle
Hi, I have a build 109 system installed in a VM, and my rpool capacity is getting close to full. Since it's a VM, I can easily increase the size of the disk, or add another, larger disk to the VM. What's the easiest strategy for increasing my capacity? I tried adding a 2nd larger disk, did