Date: Thu, 04 Jul 2013 15:35:37 +0300 From: Andriy Gapon <avg@FreeBSD.org> To: Dmitry Morozovsky <marck@rinet.ru> Cc: freebsd-fs@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: boot from ZFS: which pool types use? Message-ID: <51D56C19.8080103@FreeBSD.org> In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1307041559160.2446@woozle.rinet.ru> References: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1307041424030.2446@woozle.rinet.ru> <51D56066.1020902@FreeBSD.org> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1307041552031.2446@woozle.rinet.ru> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1307041559160.2446@woozle.rinet.ru>
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on 04/07/2013 15:01 Dmitry Morozovsky said the following: > On Thu, 4 Jul 2013, Dmitry Morozovsky wrote: > >>>> Can't find /boot/zfsloader >>> >>> Does this file exist in the filesystem pointed to by bootfs property (if set)? >> >> Arghh!!! I missed to set this one (however, this is the only zfs pool on the >> machine -- shouldn't the loader assume it is safe to try to boot off?) > > For the record: setting up zpool bootfs property fixes the issue. > > I suppose it should be emphasized in all guides to not miss this, to avoid > confusions; also, maybr some reasonable defaults should be implemented to help > avoiding simple configuration errors. > > Thanks Andriy a lot, I really needed a 'reset press' from outside after > kinda-3-days dances around this machine ;-) Setting bootfs should not be required. If your root filesystem is your root dataset (like "tank"), then everything should have just worked. -- Andriy Gapon
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