The documentation only covered replacing the disk with systemd-boot but not if grub is used.
Signed-off-by: Aaron Lauterer <a.laute...@proxmox.com> --- Once this is applied and rolled out (in the Wiki), we should remove the old steps in the ZFS tips and tricks page [0] and link to this one. [0] https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/ZFS:_Tips_and_Tricks#Replacing_a_failed_disk_in_the_root_pool local-zfs.adoc | 22 +++++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/local-zfs.adoc b/local-zfs.adoc index 5cce677..76a1ac2 100644 --- a/local-zfs.adoc +++ b/local-zfs.adoc @@ -273,12 +273,27 @@ can be used as cache. # zpool replace -f <pool> <old device> <new device> ---- -.Changing a failed bootable device when using systemd-boot +.Changing a failed bootable device + +Depending on how {pve} was installed it is either using `grub` or `systemd-boot` +as bootloader (see xref:sysboot[Host Bootloader]). + +The first steps of copying the partition table, reissuing GUIDs and replacing +the ZFS partition are the same. To make the system bootable from the new disk, +different steps are needed which depend on the bootloader in use. ---- # sgdisk <healthy bootable device> -R <new device> # sgdisk -G <new device> # zpool replace -f <pool> <old zfs partition> <new zfs partition> +---- + +NOTE: Use the `zpool status -v` command to monitor how far the resivlering +process of the new disk has progressed. + +With `systemd-boot`: + +---- # pve-efiboot-tool format <new disk's ESP> # pve-efiboot-tool init <new disk's ESP> ---- @@ -287,6 +302,11 @@ NOTE: `ESP` stands for EFI System Partition, which is setup as partition #2 on bootable disks setup by the {pve} installer since version 5.4. For details, see xref:sysboot_systemd_boot_setup[Setting up a new partition for use as synced ESP]. +With `grub`: + +---- +# grub-install <new disk> +---- Activate E-Mail Notification ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ -- 2.20.1 _______________________________________________ pve-devel mailing list pve-devel@pve.proxmox.com https://pve.proxmox.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pve-devel
