

# zfs create -o mountpoint=/usr/ports tank/ports # zfs create -o mountpoint=/usr/home tank/home dev/mirror/efi /boot/efi msdosfs rw 0 0 Creating your zpool and corresponding datasets # zpool create \ Swap so FreeBSD will automatically encrypt the swap on each boot. dev/ada4p2 /dev/ada5p2 Add swap and efi mirror info to fstabĪdd the swap/efi to fstab. # cp /boot/loader.efi /tmp/efi/efi/boot/boot圆4.efi Create the mirror for the swap as well. # mount -t msdosfs /dev/mirror/efi /tmp/efi # gpart add -t freebsd-zfs ada0 Replicate layout # gpart backup ada0 | gpart restore -F ada1 ada2 ada3 ada4 ada5 Create mirrors for the EFI and swap partitions # gmirror load (See the Extra section at the end for some steps on Non-UEFI setups) # gpart create -s gpt ada0 Will format the efi partition and copy the loader. I will then add the efi partition, swap, and zfs. I'm not using labels in my current set up so I willĬreate the layout once and replicate it with gpart backup | gpart restore. # gpart destroy -F ada0 (repeat for each drive) Create layout You can use any of the following: # sysctl kern.disksĪdjust the drives to your particular setup Setup Partitions Start up the installer and follow the steps as normal.
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Download FreeBSD and put it on a some device, and boot off of it.

Have gotten similar results regarding BIOS vs UEFI systems. This may also be some weirdness with FreeBSD as well though. Seems to usually have some issues depending on the hardware, and other I'm not surprised given ZFS was primarily made for GPT layout, and MBR Going into the VM settings and checking the Enable EFI (special OSEs Only) box. System in BIOS Mode, and then once setup was complete, I switched back
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Mode, it wouldn't boot the install iso at all. If I tried to boot and install FreeBSD in EFI This error occurred even if I did a regular vanilla installation System successfully afterwards since I received a zio_read: error 5. Was only able to install FreeBSD in BIOS mode, but I wasn't able to boot the NOTE: When I was testing all of this in VirtualBox, I noticed that I Have a bigger swap (from what I've read). YouĬould technically also just add each swap partition to fstab as well to Gmirror to mirror the swap so we can utilize all of the drives. Similar problems so I'm avoiding putting swap on there still. Zvol to be used as swap (Even with optimizations), I've read FreeBSD has After comingįrom ZFS on Linux, and knowing the problems ( crashes :() of using a Where the swap partition is encrypted and outside of ZFS.

I will be setting up a RAID10 configuration, This small guide will show you how I use the FreeBSD Installer as usual,īut set up my drives with ZFS manually for the installation. Tested On: FreeBSD 13-RELEASE (VirtualBox 6.1.22 r144080) Preface
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How to partition your drive with OpenZFS and continue using the FreeBSD Installer Author: Jonathan Vasquez
