ZFS Pools on md Devices Considered Dangerous
I’ll revise this post later, but just for now – because in the past I’ve mentioned encrypted zpools over linux md devices for backups –… Read More »ZFS Pools on md Devices Considered Dangerous
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Installing CentOS 7 on Xen
Installing EL7 on a modern Xen setup requires some changes from the EL4/5/6 methodology.
Zero a GPT Label Using dd
When re-using a disk with a GPT label (GUID Partition Table) it’s important to wipe the label stored on both the first and last blocks… Read More »Zero a GPT Label Using dd
‘watch’ for Solaris (or any other machine with bash)
Solaris variants (i.e. Nexenta) seem to lack the ‘watch’ program that’s so useful on Linux/BSD. There are several people asking for this on various forums.… Read More »‘watch’ for Solaris (or any other machine with bash)
Expanding a ZFS filesystem on LUKS/md-raid
I run my backups on a stack that consists of: md-raid mirror LUKS encryption ZFS zvol This works nicely as it’s easy to split off… Read More »Expanding a ZFS filesystem on LUKS/md-raid