Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2018 13:41:57 -0700 From: Pete Wright <pete@nomadlogic.org> To: Allan Jude <allanjude@freebsd.org>, freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: beadm vs bectl Message-ID: <70ce5c87-0271-d31d-fe65-4545f74ae1d3@nomadlogic.org> In-Reply-To: <25b137fa-5b09-fa0b-e261-91d1a3fd06f3@freebsd.org> References: <1c247846-cdd1-fa49-9033-95b7ff660a60@nomadlogic.org> <25b137fa-5b09-fa0b-e261-91d1a3fd06f3@freebsd.org>
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On 8/27/18 3:22 PM, Allan Jude wrote: > On 2018-08-27 14:50, Pete Wright wrote: >> hi there - i have a zfs based system where /boot is on its own pool. >> beadm seems happy enough with this setup but bectl errors out like so: >> >> $ sudo bectl list >> / and /boot not on same device, quitting >> $ >> >> $ beadm list >> BE Active Mountpoint Space Created >> default NR / 47.6G 2018-03-02 20:30 >> snapshot_02262018 - - 1.5G 2018-03-03 14:38 >> badresume_05122018 - - 4.4G 2018-05-12 19:45 >> 11_2_beta - - 2.6G 2018-05-13 18:26 >> resume_works - - 12.6G 2018-06-01 16:45 >> $ >> >> reading the manpage for bectl it doesn't mention this being an issue. >> so i guess i have two questions: >> 1) is it a bad thing(tm) to have /boot on its own pool? >> 2) assuming that having /boot on its own pool, why does bectl not work >> with this configuration? >> >> thanks! >> -pete >> > Your /boot being on a separate pool can never work, since you can't take > a consistent snapshot of / and have it include your kernel (which is > under /boot/kernel which is a separate pool) > > Do you know why you have 2 separate pools? If it was for GELI support, > FreeBSD 12.0 will not require two separate pools anymore, and there will > be migration instructions shortly. > thanks Allan! that is precisely why i have a separate /boot IIRC - i use GELI to encrypt zroot. i'll keep my eyes open for migration instructions which i'll be sure to test out and provide feedback on. thanks! -pete -- Pete Wright pete@nomadlogic.org @nomadlogicLA
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