Date: Thu, 28 Nov 2024 19:55:09 -0500 From: Dennis Clarke <dclarke@blastwave.org> To: Alan Somers <asomers@freebsd.org> Cc: Current FreeBSD <freebsd-current@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: zpools no longer exist after boot Message-ID: <54808a60-a25c-4a26-915f-1ca69387db2a@blastwave.org> In-Reply-To: <CAOtMX2i1dFXdyTXK-18cs48uJi2u6LwTDDz8kMPdpEXQbzg7dA@mail.gmail.com> References: <5798b0db-bc73-476a-908a-dd1f071bfe43@blastwave.org> <CAOtMX2hKCYrx92SBLQOtekKiBWMgBy_n93ZGQ_NVLq=6puRhOg@mail.gmail.com> <22187e59-b6e9-4f2e-ba9b-f43944d1a37b@blastwave.org> <CAOtMX2gdGWRfOa%2Bm9FctMNCVwDQ9GUE=vhxaEY_gorDFOU0fHg@mail.gmail.com> <722a3644-3af6-4ff9-b1ee-022c32872001@blastwave.org> <CAOtMX2i1dFXdyTXK-18cs48uJi2u6LwTDDz8kMPdpEXQbzg7dA@mail.gmail.com>
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On 11/28/24 10:55, Alan Somers wrote: > On Thu, Nov 28, 2024, 9:47 AM Dennis Clarke <dclarke@blastwave.org> wrote: > >> On 11/28/24 09:52, Alan Somers wrote: >>> On Thu, Nov 28, 2024, 8:45 AM Dennis Clarke <dclarke@blastwave.org> >> wrote: >>> >> ... >>> >>> For "zpool import", the "-c" argument instructs zfs which cachefile to >>> search for importable pools. "-O", on the other hand, specifies how the >>> cachefile property should be set after the pool is imported. >>> >> >> I have to wonder what value there is in NOT having the cachefile >> property set in a zpool ? Certainly given that the zpool RC script >> really wants to check in a few places and then use those cache files. >> >> -- >> -- >> Dennis Clarke >> RISC-V/SPARC/PPC/ARM/CISC >> UNIX and Linux spoken >> > > Usually the default value for cachefile is sufficient. In fact, the only > time I've ever needed to set cachefile has been when I DON'T want the pool > to import at boot. I wonder if there was some other reason, since resolved, > why your pools didn't import the first time. And subsequently they didn't > import because you set the cachefile to a non default value? > I am at a loss. Really. Getting the iSCSI stuff working was a real treat and this just makes things even more strange. I really do not know. -- -- Dennis Clarke RISC-V/SPARC/PPC/ARM/CISC UNIX and Linux spoken
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