Date: Tue, 14 Jan 2014 15:40:14 +0000 (UTC) From: Gabor Pali <pgj@FreeBSD.org> To: doc-committers@freebsd.org, svn-doc-all@freebsd.org, svn-doc-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r43506 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status Message-ID: <201401141540.s0EFeEer023067@svn.freebsd.org>
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Author: pgj Date: Tue Jan 14 15:40:13 2014 New Revision: 43506 URL: http://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/43506 Log: - Add 2013Q4 report on ZFSBoot Submitted by: Allan Jude <freebsd@allanjude.com> Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2013-10-2013-12.xml Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2013-10-2013-12.xml ============================================================================== --- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2013-10-2013-12.xml Tue Jan 14 15:31:21 2014 (r43505) +++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/htdocs/news/status/report-2013-10-2013-12.xml Tue Jan 14 15:40:13 2014 (r43506) @@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ <!-- XXX: Keep updating the number of entries --> <p>Thanks to all the reporters for the excellent work! This report - contains 19 entries and we hope you enjoy reading it.</p> + contains 20 entries and we hope you enjoy reading it.</p> <p>The deadline for submissions covering between January and March 2014 is April 7th, 2014.</p> @@ -1045,4 +1045,80 @@ <p>This project is sponsored by The &os; Foundation.</p> </body> </project> + + <project cat='bin'> + <title>BSDInstall ZFSBoot</title> + + <contact> + <person> + <name> + <given>Allan</given> + <common>Jude</common> + </name> + <email>freebsd@allanjude.com</email> + </person> + + <person> + <name> + <given>Devin</given> + <common>Teske</common> + </name> + <email>dteske@FreeBSD.org</email> + </person> + + <person> + <name> + <given>Warren</given> + <common>Block</common> + </name> + <email>wblock@FreeBSD.org</email> + </person> + </contact> + + <links> + <url href="http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-sysinstall" /> + <url href="https://wiki.freebsd.org/RootOnZFS/GPTZFSBoot/9.0-RELEASE">Original Root-on-ZFS instuctions on the &os; Wiki</url> + </links> + + <body> + <p>BSDInstall has been the default installation program since + &os; <tt>9.0-RELEASE</tt>. However, it could not utilize + one of the best features of &os;, ZFS.</p> + + <p>The ZFSBoot project started at EuroBSDCon 2013 and reached + stable status in December, just in time for + &os; <tt>10.0-RELEASE</tt>. Currently, ZFSBoot implements + root-on-ZFS with 4k partition alignment, optional forced 4k + sectors, optional <tt>geli(8)</tt> full disk encryption, and + support for boot environments.</p> + + <p>As part of ZFSBoot, BSDInstall itself also received a number of + updates, including enhanced debugging, more scriptability, a new + keymap selection menu, and a number of other small changes to + streamline the installation process. The new keymap menu allows + the user to test the selected keymap before continuing, to + ensure it is the desired keymap. Minor changes were made to the + network configuration dialogues to make the identification of + wireless interfaces easier.</p> + + <p>A number of additional features are also planned. Allow the + user to create additional datasets and adjust the properties on + all datasets in an interactive menu. Also integrate BSDConfig + to allow users to install packages and various other + functionality that was previously provided by + <tt>sysinstall</tt>.</p> + </body> + + <help> + <task>Interactive dataset editor.</task> + <task>Dataset property editor.</task> + <task>Consider using shell <tt>geom(4)</tt> parser.</task> + <task>BSDConfig integration.</task> + <task>UFS as a file system option, to allow users to create + encrypted UFS installs.</task> + <task>Optionally make the boot pool UFS or reside on USB + device(s).</task> + <task>Further streamline the installation process.</task> + </help> + </project> </report>
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