From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Mon Apr 1 01:54:52 2013 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.FreeBSD.org [8.8.178.115]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 774743C5 for ; Mon, 1 Apr 2013 01:54:52 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from erichsfreebsdlist@alogt.com) Received: from alogt.com (alogt.com [69.36.191.58]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4B2D6C3F for ; Mon, 1 Apr 2013 01:54:52 +0000 (UTC) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; q=dns/txt; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=alogt.com; s=default; h=Content-Transfer-Encoding:Content-Type:Mime-Version:References:In-Reply-To:Message-ID:Subject:Cc:To:From:Date; bh=136cqpR1gXlciK2wcxPVa5H91XFjHotBvvu96/wjBkY=; b=p1CSChh08klAHBgT3+Bi9BO7G+mzU/OCLghCVeTh3+q9Ir6t2nnYkHTLFTbe9vExgfDMmtkZrHHcwytlIUEMIyGJjDdgUfJVKC6jDW45Mt6z2GHvyPD65qPdxgmA8ZJhlcE+DsVbyEswzCkx7rLrUOUYiD24QzmbvOVpX3MJF7Y=; Received: from [122.129.203.50] (port=14779 helo=X220.ovitrap.com) by sl-508-2.slc.westdc.net with esmtpsa (SSLv3:DHE-RSA-AES128-SHA:128) (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1UMTxS-002I2f-So; Sun, 31 Mar 2013 19:54:51 -0600 Date: Mon, 1 Apr 2013 08:54:47 +0700 From: Erich Dollansky To: "Grant Peel" Subject: Re: gpart Message-ID: <20130401085447.5f7bef64@X220.ovitrap.com> In-Reply-To: <004301ce2e78$3e274fc0$ba75ef40$@thenetnow.com> References: <004301ce2e78$3e274fc0$ba75ef40$@thenetnow.com> X-Mailer: Claws Mail 3.9.0 (GTK+ 2.24.6; amd64-portbld-freebsd10.0) Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-AntiAbuse: This header was added to track abuse, please include it with any abuse report X-AntiAbuse: Primary Hostname - sl-508-2.slc.westdc.net X-AntiAbuse: Original Domain - freebsd.org X-AntiAbuse: Originator/Caller UID/GID - [47 12] / [47 12] X-AntiAbuse: Sender Address Domain - alogt.com X-Get-Message-Sender-Via: sl-508-2.slc.westdc.net: authenticated_id: erichsfreebsdlist@alogt.com X-Source: X-Source-Args: X-Source-Dir: Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.14 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Mon, 01 Apr 2013 01:54:52 -0000 Hi, On Sun, 31 Mar 2013 21:28:40 -0400 "Grant Peel" wrote: > I am in the midst of setting up the framework for new servers using > FreeBSD 9.1. I used the bsdinstall and Manual`` option when setting > up the disk geometry using GPT - graphical setup. > > The idea will be to eventually dump the 4 file systems, (/, /usr /var > and /home) and restore them on other servers when the time comes. > using a separated home is a very good idea. > > http://www.wonkity.com/~wblock/docs/html/disksetup.html I have had only one problem with this description. I could not boot from a GPT setup on my machine done as described there. But I have a disk done with PCBSD based on 9.0 which booted well. I cannot tell you if this is a problem caused by a later chance on the side of FreeBSD. > Which worked well. But as yet I do not have dumps to test with. If all worked well for you, I do not see any problems coming for you then. > > I was wondering in anyone sees any issues creating the drive geometry > using this method, with the intent of restoring dumped filesystems to > to, including the root filesystem. I have some drives which partitioning I did according to this. The only problem I have is booting. The rest is all working perfectly. > > I am yet to use 9.1 to do so, so any tips would be appreciated. > If you want this for serious servers, you might even consider 8.3, if your hardware is supported. Nothing beats the robustness of the older FreeBSD versions. Erich