Re: Replacing a REMOVED drive in DEGRADED zpool

David Christensen <dpchrist@holgerdanske.com> writes:
> You are correct -- gpart(8) backups are incomplete (!).  Disk GUID
> (UUID) is missing and partition GUID's (UUID's) and names (labels) are
> missing.  Where is this documented?

Labels are included, they're just not restored unless you specify -l.
If your backup doesn't include labels, it means your partition table
didn't have any.  UUIDs are intentionally neither included nor restored.

> RTFM glabel(8), I believe I see how to set labels after a gpart(8)
> restore onto a wiped disk.

glabel labels are different and separate from gpart labels.

DES
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