Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:28:43 +0100 From: Rolf Nielsen <listreader@lazlarlyricon.com> To: krad <kraduk@googlemail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: zpool upgrade - is it safe? Message-ID: <4B4D05AB.5060905@lazlarlyricon.com> In-Reply-To: <d36406631001121357w48b5d516me2ac2534ac5f94ab@mail.gmail.com> References: <4B4CAD19.7070804@lazlarlyricon.com> <d36406631001121357w48b5d516me2ac2534ac5f94ab@mail.gmail.com>
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On 2010-01-12 22:57, krad wrote: > > > 2010/1/12 Rolf Nielsen <listreader@lazlarlyricon.com > <mailto:listreader@lazlarlyricon.com>> > > Hi all, > > I just upgraded to a more recent version of 8.0-STABLE, and I > noticed during boot that zfs had changed from version 13 to version > 14. Is it safe to run zpool upgrade -a on a system while in > multiuser, or will I have to take some security measures, such as > creating a complete backup and/or booting into singleuser? > > Rolf Nielsen > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-questions@freebsd.org <mailto:freebsd-questions@freebsd.org> > mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions > To unsubscribe, send any mail to > "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org > <mailto:freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org>" > > > Its fine to upgrade a pool in multi user mode as it is with most things > zfs. However beware when up upgrade a pool as once you have you cant go > back, and if you want the revert to your previous install you wont be > able to. Therefore a general rule of thumb is unless you need a new > feature on a new pool version dont upgrade it. A least wait a few weeks > until your new install is fully bedded in and tested Thanka. Since I have no idea what "passthrough-x aclinherit support" does and I've been fine without it so far, I guess I'll stick with version 13 for now then. :)
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