Installation / Partitioning ZFS

[6502]

Partitioning step has option "Auto (ZFS)" to format whole disk with ZFS. Is it possible to add another predefined menu which formats ZFS but with separate datasets for /usr, /var, ... and other root folders. I read that many people use such configuration and I think it will be useful if it is automated in standard installation.

 

[SirDice]

Is it possible to add another predefined menu which formats ZFS but with separate datasets for /usr, /var, ... and other root folders.

They are separate datasets, by default.

fdice@williscorto:~ % zfs list
NAME                 USED  AVAIL     REFER  MOUNTPOINT
zroot               22.5G   256G       88K  /zroot
zroot/ROOT          15.1G   256G       88K  none
zroot/ROOT/default  15.1G   256G     15.1G  /
zroot/tmp            211M   256G      211M  /tmp
zroot/usr           7.17G   256G       88K  /usr
zroot/usr/home      4.21G   256G     4.21G  /usr/home
zroot/usr/ports     1.58G   256G     1.58G  /usr/ports
zroot/usr/src       1.39G   256G     1.39G  /usr/src
zroot/var           3.04M   256G       88K  /var
zroot/var/audit       88K   256G       88K  /var/audit
zroot/var/crash       88K   256G       88K  /var/crash
zroot/var/log       1.02M   256G     1.02M  /var/log
zroot/var/mail      1.68M   256G     1.68M  /var/mail
zroot/var/tmp         88K   256G       88K  /var/tmp

Everything except zroot/usr/home is the default install, I only added zroot/usr/home later on.

 

[Alain De Vos]

usr & var are by default always separate datasets with canmount setting off.