Re: Linux ZFS Grub compatibility

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John Lane schreef op 08-06-2018 15:10:

> I'm trying unsuccessfully to create a ZFS zpool that I can read in 
> Grub.

Haven't done it myself yet but it seemed there were plenty of tutorials.

One thing to note is that on Solaris, you could not boot from a pool 
that has
a separate cache, but that might not even apply to Grub.

The only thing I've remembered, is that you do have to use filesystem 
volumes,
and not any zvols - but grub should have a parameter syntax to select 
the filesystem volume.

Also do zpools themselves not have a boot parameter?

       bootfs=pool/dataset

           Identifies  the default bootable dataset for the root pool. 
This property is expected to
           be set mainly by the installation and upgrade programs.

I'm sorry I cannot offer anything more, but your problems are also 
rather unspecific.

Regards.