Date: Sun, 6 Nov 2022 14:16:01 -0800 From: paul beard <paulbeard@gmail.com> To: void <void@f-m.fm> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Zfs Guide Message-ID: <CAMtcK2pLmR93LqG-9o7N1NhWwq1bMPW7QUjxRE8JLqdLZmC4fw@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <30416b76-574c-4aa1-9896-cb90d7c083f7@app.fastmail.com> References: <20221106143708.a72fd78c67eb4b055b138449@sohara.org> <805FA79F-8AEE-421E-A56C-BE16209B8CAD@gmail.com> <CAMtcK2q6pbW7FUiO5OWF3Ec6YJ_GiDscNXxkR1CnAu%2BZvYBCdg@mail.gmail.com> <30416b76-574c-4aa1-9896-cb90d7c083f7@app.fastmail.com>
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--00000000000098fc1905ecd4a70d Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Sun, Nov 6, 2022 at 2:13 PM void <void@f-m.fm> wrote: > Hi, > > On Sun, 6 Nov 2022, at 21:30, paul beard wrote: > > As someone who screwed up their root/sole drive not long ago, this ZFS > > discussion is interesting. The rebuilding process might have been > > easier or even unnecessary, had I been able to roll back to a snapshot. > > So even after reading all of this, I have to ask if this is the right > > call for me. I use Freebsd in a VM, have two disk images already with a > > job to mirror them as a backup (not gmirror, I didn't know about that > > when i set this all up). Will zfs allow me to run the services I run > > now with the same ease (booting into the VM automagically) with the > > added security of snapshots and redundancy? I guess a peruse of the > > fine manual is in order=E2=80=A6? > > You might want to take a look at man 8 bectl if you have a recent > (13-stable) system or newer, as well as all the newer zfs stuff > -- > > bectl is also available on freebsd 12.3, it seems. --=20 Paul Beard / www.paulbeard.org/ --00000000000098fc1905ecd4a70d Content-Type: text/html; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><br></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">= <div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Sun, Nov 6, 2022 at 2:13 PM void &= lt;<a href=3D"mailto:void@f-m.fm">void@f-m.fm</a>> wrote:<br></div><bloc= kquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-= width:1px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);paddin= g-left:1ex">Hi,<br> <br> On Sun, 6 Nov 2022, at 21:30, paul beard wrote:<br> > As someone who screwed up their root/sole drive not long ago, this ZFS= <br> > discussion is interesting. The rebuilding process might have been <br> > easier or even unnecessary, had I been able to roll back to a snapshot= . <br> > So even after reading all of this, I have to ask if this is the right = <br> > call for me. I use Freebsd in a VM, have two disk images already with = a <br> > job to mirror them as a backup=C2=A0 (not gmirror, I didn't know a= bout that <br> > when i set this all up). Will zfs allow me to run the services I run <= br> > now with the same ease (booting into the VM automagically) with the <b= r> > added security of snapshots and redundancy? I guess a peruse of the <b= r> > fine manual is in order=E2=80=A6? <br> <br> You might want to take a look at man 8 bectl if you have a recent <br> (13-stable) system or newer, as well as all the newer zfs stuff<br> -- <br> <br> </blockquote></div><br clear=3D"all"><div>bectl is also available on freebs= d 12.3, it seems.=C2=A0</div><div>--=C2=A0</div><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"g= mail_signature">Paul Beard / <a href=3D"http://www.paulbeard.org/" target= =3D"_blank">www.paulbeard.org/</a><br></div></div> --00000000000098fc1905ecd4a70d--
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