Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2014 21:00:17 -0600 (MDT) From: Warren Block <wblock@wonkity.com> To: Michael Sierchio <kudzu@tenebras.com> Cc: FreeBSD Questions <freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: some ZFS questions Message-ID: <alpine.BSF.2.11.1408242059290.2348@wonkity.com> In-Reply-To: <CAHu1Y71U1CnU=iCdNf902YiLzaJ4TtpZMwpjN6xms_Xuwsbu9Q@mail.gmail.com> References: <201408070816.s778G9ug015988@sdf.org> <40AF5B49-80AF-4FE2-BA14-BFF86164EAA8@kraus-haus.org> <201408211007.s7LA7YGd002430@sdf.org> <E32981BF-613C-49D9-B7F8-18B9A99C0141@kraus-haus.org> <201408241015.s7OAFRv7010196@sdf.org> <20140825014249.GA28995@neutralgood.org> <CAHu1Y71U1CnU=iCdNf902YiLzaJ4TtpZMwpjN6xms_Xuwsbu9Q@mail.gmail.com>
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On Sun, 24 Aug 2014, Michael Sierchio wrote: > 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. I thought that was a Solaris-only limitation. In fact, I'm pretty sure it is, and does not apply on FreeBSD.
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