2010/1/26 krad <kra...@googlemail.com>
> > > 2010/1/26 Steve Bertrand <st...@ibctech.ca> > > krad wrote: >> > 2010/1/26 Ross Penner <ross.pen...@gmail.com> >> > >> >> That seems to have been the problem. >> >> >> >> Thanks for the help. >> >> >> >> On Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 5:29 PM, George Liaskos <geo.lias...@gmail.com >> > >> >> wrote: >> >>> I had the same issue because i forgot to copy the zpool.cache under >> >>> /zroot/boot/zfs. >> >> > once you have generated the zpool.cache never never never export the >> boot >> > pool again. Exporting isnt the same as unmounting (a common >> misconception). >> > If you do export it the pool will become unbootable. >> >> Out of curiosity (because I had this problem a few weeks back), how does >> one move a bootable pool into another physical server in order to be >> able to see the pool as a 'data' set without exporting/importing, and >> then moving the pool back to the hardware that it normally boots from? >> >> Perhaps I was lucky when copying the cache back onto itself worked... >> >> Steve >> > > with difficulty i suspect. You will probably have to specify an alternate > root and zpool.cache file. Then copy the cache file onto the zpool before > powering down, and NOT exporting. > > If you don't use an alternate zpool.cache file I suspect you will get > issues as the test systems zpools will be referenced in there, and will > cause a pickle when you bring the broken system up. > > Its probably best to use a non zfs based rescue system just to keep things > simpler. > > > > > Not sure if there will be any issues with hostid being different. I presume the pool is imported with a -f option on boot _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"