On 02/08/2010 20:29:41, Tim Gustafson wrote: >> PS: I've just recently changed my mind and moved from dedicated >> > vdevs to gpart. This gives possibility of: >> > 1. Having raw swap partition suitable for swapping/dumping. >> > 2. Updating bootcode online without loosing uptime. >> > Just in expense of some kilobytes of disk space.
> I too am using gpart to partition the drives: ad8 and ad10 are > partitioned using gpart. I'm attaching the output of "gpart list" to > this e-mail. Is there an easier/better way to upgrade the boot > loader with gpart partitions? Step 5 from: http://wiki.freebsd.org/RootOnZFS/GPTZFSBoot/Mirror All you need is some bootable media with the latest gptzfsloader -- either 8.1-RELEASE or a recent 8.1-STABLE or 9-CURRENT snapshot. Cheers, Matthew -- Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 7 Priory Courtyard Flat 3 PGP: http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/pgpkey Ramsgate JID: [email protected] Kent, CT11 9PW
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