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Subject: Re: some ZFS questions
From: Michael Sierchio <kudzu@tenebras.com>
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On Sun, Aug 24, 2014 at 6:42 PM,  <kpneal@pobox.com> wrote:


> If you can use GPT partitioning then you can have GPT labels on partitions
> spanning entire disks. Then you can rearrange physical disks to your hearts
> content.
>
> The bonus is that you can put identifying information in the label name
> to be even more sure you are replacing the correct disk when the time
> comes.

You can do this - and it's the approach that FreeNAS takes, but you
lose the benefits of presenting a whole disk to ZFS - the ability to
fully use the disk cache when presented a raw device rather than a
partition.

- M