Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2007 10:32:18 -0700 (PDT) From: Simun Mikecin <numisemis@yahoo.com> To: Joao Barros <joao.barros@gmail.com> Cc: freebsd-fs@freebsd.org Subject: Re: zfs: Use wholedisk or not? Message-ID: <658848.81904.qm@web36608.mail.mud.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <70e8236f0708270715l51238a8ai50ad5daaa1f71eb8@mail.gmail.com>
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--- Joao Barros <joao.barros@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 8/27/07, Simun Mikecin <numisemis@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > Is it safe to create zpool using whole disks instead of partitioning (making a GPT partition)?
> > I know that using whole disks gives the benefit that zfs will to try to enable disk write
> cache on it.
>
> Not only is it safe, it's recommended by Sun.
When creating zpool on the whole disk on Solaris it will create EFI label. FreeBSD does not do
that.
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