Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2009 09:10:32 -0500 From: Dillon Kass <lists@loveturtle.net> To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ZFS root File System Message-ID: <49A945D8.10000@loveturtle.net> In-Reply-To: <49A84B63.5080903@delphij.net> References: <4E614185-A54E-43B8-8C07-4BA901DE5861@drsns.com> <49A84B63.5080903@delphij.net>
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Xin LI wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Dr. Aharon Friedman wrote: > > (note the fact that > / can not be easily rolled back to previous state using ZFS's snapshot > feature, and can not be easily switched between clones I actually keep a full minimal install on my UFS /bootdisk slice (which i use geom mirror for) and then symlink /bootdisk/boot to /boot on the ZFS /. This way should I ever need to rollback ZFS / I can quickly change the vfs.root.mountfrom to /dev/mirror/gm0 and then have a base system living entirely on UFS. If you do it that way you can easily rollback your ZFS / should you need to and then just reboot back to the ZFS / when you're done. Cheers, Dillon
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