new ZFS install (was: Re: fixing a busted ZFS upgrade)

[David Newman]

On 4/4/11 4:38 AM, Martin Simmons wrote:
>>>>>> On Sat, 02 Apr 2011 07:34:40 -0700, David Newman said:
>>
>> Thanks for this script. Problem is, I can't get to the point where I can
>> run it.
> 
> The script is used to perform the upgrade, so it would be too late for you
> anyway (it would probably make things worse).
> 
>    
>>         I've tried booting from 8.1 and 8.2 mfsBSD ISOs but both hang at
>> loader.conf.
> 
> Have you tried the regular FreeBSD installation ISO?  That doesn't know about
> ZFS by default, but you can enter Fixit mode with "Use the live filesystem
> CDROM/DVD" and load the modules using
> 
> kldload /dist/boot/kernel/opensolaris.ko
> kldload /dist/boot/kernel/zfs.ko

Thanks, that did the trick, along with repairing the boot records on
each disk.

This server is showing some evidence of flaky hardware, and I'm looking
to move its data onto a new server running FreeBSD 8.2 and ZFS in all
partitions.

I understand the guide I used to build the old server has been
deprecated. What's the recommended setup these days?

Thanks again!

dn


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