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| author | Robert Millan <rmh@debian.org> | 2010-11-26 15:45:44 +0000 |
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| committer | Robert Millan <rmh@debian.org> | 2010-11-26 15:45:44 +0000 |
| commit | 5c84bd6899aa77f101d1fd635fc3d5b0094ecde1 (patch) | |
| tree | 6b69e8ffba9ac99a7c45cfd0d2ae9f1470f4092b | |
| parent | 8f8f828f85aae5de5c2ea15c3128cbf91f0b71d0 (diff) | |
| download | installation-guide-5c84bd6899aa77f101d1fd635fc3d5b0094ecde1.zip | |
Document UFS, document ZFS and its caveats
| -rw-r--r-- | en/using-d-i/modules/partman.xml | 34 |
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diff --git a/en/using-d-i/modules/partman.xml b/en/using-d-i/modules/partman.xml index 5e5cb1810..7c14d24a8 100644 --- a/en/using-d-i/modules/partman.xml +++ b/en/using-d-i/modules/partman.xml @@ -102,9 +102,43 @@ The following file systems are supported. <listitem arch="linux-any"><para> <emphasis>jfs</emphasis> (not available on all architectures) </para></listitem> + <listitem arch="kfreebsd-any"><para> + <emphasis>ufs</emphasis> + </para><para> + The default file system is UFS. + </para></listitem> <listitem arch="linux-any"><para> <emphasis>xfs</emphasis> (not available on all architectures) </para></listitem> + <listitem arch="kfreebsd-any"><para> + <emphasis>zfs</emphasis> + </para><para> + As ZFS support in the installer is still in development, only a basic + subset of ZFS features are supported. Some of them can be enabled + manually after the initial install, but there are some caveats: + <itemizedlist> + <listitem> + Each ZFS pool will host only one filesystem. After install is finished, + more filesystems can be created on this pool by using the + <quote>zfs create</quote> command. + </listitem> + <listitem> + Each ZFS pool will be composed of exactly one partition. After install + is finished, a single-device ZFS pool can be converted into a multi-device + pool by using the <quote>zpool add</quote> command, or into a mirrored + pool by using the <quote>zpool attach</quote> command. However, you shouldn't + do this on the pool that hosts root filesystem, as it would prevent GRUB + from booting your system. + </listitem> + <listitem> + Compression is not currently supported. After the install is finished, + compression can be enabled by setting the <quote>compression</quote> property + via the <quote>zfs set</quote> command. However, if a compression algorithm + other than the default (lzjb) is used on the pool that hosts your root + filesystem, this may prevent GRUB from booting your system. + </listitem> + </itemizedlist> + </para></listitem> <listitem arch="linux-any"><para> <emphasis>reiserfs</emphasis> (optional; not available on all architectures) </para><para> |