Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2007 15:15:36 +0100 From: "Joao Barros" <joao.barros@gmail.com> To: "Simun Mikecin" <numisemis@yahoo.com> Cc: freebsd-fs@freebsd.org Subject: Re: zfs: Use wholedisk or not? Message-ID: <70e8236f0708270715l51238a8ai50ad5daaa1f71eb8@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <461381.93183.qm@web36609.mail.mud.yahoo.com> References: <461381.93183.qm@web36609.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
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On 8/27/07, Simun Mikecin <numisemis@yahoo.com> wrote: > Is it safe to create zpool using whole disks instead of partitioning (making a GPT partition)? > I know that using whole disks gives the benefit that zfs will to try to enable disk write cache on it. Not only is it safe, it's recommended by Sun. > But I'm scared of what would happen if I plug such a disk on some other machine, that runs some > other OS (Windows for example) since that disk will not have a valid MBR. > Will it try to restore a valid MBR and destroy a zpool in the process? Windows does not restore MBRs unless you ask it to. -- Joao Barros
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