FreeBSD 10.1 + ZFS

[Baho Utot]

On 05/27/15 16:42, Jon Radel wrote:
> On 5/27/15 3:27 PM, Baho Utot wrote:
>>
>> I do understand how ZFS works I am using it (ZFS RAID-Z1) on three 
>> boxen but not as the root file system.
>>
>>
> <snip>
>>
>> You cannot do RAID-Z2 with three drives only as RAID-Z2 has two 
>> parity drives
> You either contradict yourself or you have a shaky understanding of 
> the word "cannot".  Not recommended, quite possibly not the best way 
> to use 3 disks, sure....    Cannot, well, not so much.

Ok tell me how you have two parity drives with using only three drives.  
It can  not be done.


>
> Personally, I think this discussion might have gotten off to a much 
> better start if you'd started out by telling us that you couldn't use 
> the installer because you weren't in a position to use your entire 
> disks; all of which is entirely absent in your initial mail.
>

I was very clear what I wanted to do.

 From my first post:

I have found wiki.freebsd.org/RootOnZFS/UFSBoot.

I think it is out of date as it is using fixit.

I am looking for something that I can use that drops to manually 
partitioning during the install.

end post


How to install FreeBSD 10.1 to a zfs filesystem dropping to manual 
partitioning, whether to a single drive with or with out using the 
entire drive is not material.

> Several people have now given you links to various cookbooks for doing 
> what I understand you want to do, or more precisely, as close as 
> anything published is likely to be to meeting your exact needs. Pick 
> one and see how it goes.  I'd suggest really good backups first.
>
> --Jon Radel
> jon at radel.com
>

The links supplied (two)
     1.     was a link to the handbook using auto partitioning, doesn't 
answer the question in any way
     2.    a hack not using the installer, doesn't answer the question 
in any way


Looks like I am on my own