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>Also, a lot of zfs-based front ends (eg; freenas)
> always create zfs-on-partitions, so if this array was ported from
> another system it's possible it's supposed to have a legit gpt layout.

As an aside, I believe the linux implementation of zfs also requires 
partitions (or at least it used to).