Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2023 03:16:54 +1000 From: Ian Smith <smithi@nimnet.asn.au> To: freebsd@vanderzwan.org,Kaya Saman <kayasaman@optiplex-networks.com> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ZFS Root size keeps going down after upgrade to 13.2-release Message-ID: <965F4191-AE0F-4714-A20F-0B64D228EC9C@nimnet.asn.au> In-Reply-To: <A35346A3-3A90-4AD5-9AC3-6AC17B58F0F1@vanderzwan.org> References: <8f3b445d-3f55-f359-ce5e-0d86c57755fe@optiplex-networks.com> <20230821130132.50aeb96b51b2b71efa14cb94@sohara.org> <8dbe0d99-ca94-998d-0c4e-27642db1b11a@optiplex-networks.com> <362941E9-C354-4325-A691-6DC44E5F5AB6@vanderzwan.org> <ff0c28e6-154e-ca74-e8f0-1f36019f8617@optiplex-networks.com> <0178E106-F136-44F6-BB36-D94ABEE4BEDE@vanderzwan.org> <3caba337-1d4c-4555-d3ba-7d36278a4c9b@optiplex-networks.com> <0E0B068F-C160-445F-BCED-828694122C8C@vanderzwan.org> <f3894f18-2338-a8ee-65f0-5d53ef181993@optiplex-networks.com> <2842F607-E62B-4D83-95AE-B44AE769B77F@vanderzwan.org> <f68aaedf-9c53-5e45-78ae-0c2e0abd7b95@optiplex-networks.com> <005285FF-8BCB-4C65-AFCF-61A06265C530@vanderzwan.org> <fa58ca88-8304-f2cc-7c52-eaa4e7e5b88c@optiplex-networks.com> <A35346A3-3A90-4AD5-9AC3-6AC17B58F0F1@vanderzwan.org>
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On 22 August 2023 12:33:47 am AEST, freebsd@vanderzwan=2Eorg wrote: > > On 21 Aug 2023, at 16:25, Kaya Saman <kayasaman@optiplex-networks=2Ec= om> wrote: > >=20 > >=20 > > I just responded to Olivier above but I have managed to free up the > necessary space by deleting all the snapshots: > >=20 > >=20 > > df -h > > Filesystem Size Used Avail > Capacity Mounted on > > zroot/ROOT/default 89G 36G 53G 41% =20 > / > >=20 > >=20 > > For some reason some of the snapshots were automatically 'cloned' > and exactly as you suggested above there was a fair amount of space > sharing between snapshots=2E This of course resulted in data being > removed from the main snapshot but still remained on disk due another > snapshot referencing that data=2E=2E=2E=2E > >=20 > > Very confusing for an automated process but anyway, I have space > again :-) > >=20 > >=20 > Not entirely automatic=2E I think they are leftovers from updating > your server=2E > The freebsd-update tool automatically creates a new boot environment > when updating=2E That way you can roll back in case an update fails= =2E > If the update is successful and rollback is not needed any more you > can delete these, >=20 > Paul s/can/definitely should/ ? I can't resist noting that despite showing off my extreme ignorance and la= ck of adventurousness, I'm once again relieved to have stuck with boring ol= d UFS - for me always reliable and uncontroversial=2E cheers, Ian
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