Category: OpenZFS
Anything related to OpenZFS
Periodic ZFS snapshots
As I continue exploring the nearly endless possibilities within ZFS, I figured it would be neat to have periodic snapshots of my mail files. The “Interweb” is filled with various shell scripts for this purpose, and I guess another one won’t make much difference.
Read More → Periodic ZFS snapshotsNew server and first attempt at running FreeBSD/amd64 with ZFS for all storage
The switch to new hardware finally happened. This is the first server to run FreeBSD/amd64 under my supervision. ZFS is used for all storage on this server. I chose to install the newly released FreeBSD/amd64 9.0-RELEASE, before upgrading to FreeBSD/amd64 9.0-STABLE by source. It’s just a matter of preference, given my 13-14 years of experience […]
Read More → New server and first attempt at running FreeBSD/amd64 with ZFS for all storageZFS root fs on FreeBSD 9.0
Gone are the old MFS root fs image and the sysinstall utility. To create a useable ZFS root fs from the 9.0-RELEASE DVD we must specify an alternate location for the temporary zpool.cache file and an alternate mountpoint for the ZFS root fs by using a command like: zpool create -o cachefile=/tmp/zpool.cache -m /tmp/zroot zroot […]
Read More → ZFS root fs on FreeBSD 9.0VirtualBox 4.1.x and ZFS raidz{1,2,3}
If you’ve been struggling with booting VirtualBox VMs set up to boot from ZFS raidz{1,2,3} organized disks, then VirtualBox 4.1.x might be the cure you’ve been waiting for. I certainly have been longing for this to happen.
Read More → VirtualBox 4.1.x and ZFS raidz{1,2,3}Upgrading a FreeBSD system running with ZFS as the root fs
Here’s a summary of the commands I issue when upgrading FreeBSD systems running with ZFS as their root file system.
Read More → Upgrading a FreeBSD system running with ZFS as the root fs