Using information from ZFS Configuration Guide - Siwiki:
root@openindiana:~# parted -m #c3t0d0p0 is the USB live OpenIndiana disk.
GNU Parted 1.8.8
Using /dev/dsk/c3t0d0p0
Welcome to GNU Parted! Type 'help' to view a list of commands.
(parted) print
BYT;
/dev/dsk/c3t0d0p0:4023MB:ide:512:512:msdos:Generic Ide;
1:2097kB:998MB:996MB:solaris::boot;
(parted) quit
quit
root@openindiana:~# parted -ml
BYT;
/dev/dsk/c3t0d0p0:4023MB:ide:512:512:msdos:Generic Ide;
1:2097kB:998MB:996MB:solaris::boot;
BYT;
/dev/dsk/c4t0d0p0:1000GB:ide:512:512:msdos:Generic Ide;
1:32.3kB:105GB:105GB:fat32::boot, lba;
2:105GB:1000GB:895GB:::;
BYT;
/dev/dsk/c4t0d1p0:1000GB:ide:512:512:msdos:Generic Ide;
1:32.3kB:10.5GB:10.5GB:ntfs::;
2:10.5GB:1000GB:990GB:::;
root@openindiana:~# parted -l
Model: Generic Ide (ide)
Disk /dev/dsk/c3t0d0p0: 4023MB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: msdos
Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
1 2097kB 998MB 996MB primary solaris boot
Model: Generic Ide (ide)
Disk /dev/dsk/c4t0d0p0: 1000GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: msdos
Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
1 32.3kB 105GB 105GB primary fat32 boot, lba
2 105GB 1000GB 895GB primary
Model: Generic Ide (ide)
Disk /dev/dsk/c4t0d1p0: 1000GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: msdos
Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
1 32.3kB 10.5GB 10.5GB primary ntfs
2 10.5GB 1000GB 990GB primary
root@openindiana:~#
Partition #2 on each disk is where I want to put the zfs mirrorn 2 on each disk is where I want to put the zfs mirror
root@openindiana:~# zpool status
no pools available
root@openindiana:~# zpool create -f mypool mirror c4t0d0p2 c4t0d1p2
root@openindiana:~# zpool status
pool: mypool
state: ONLINE
scan: none requested
config:
NAME STATE READ WRITE CKSUM
mypool ONLINE 0 0 0
mirror-0 ONLINE 0 0 0
c4t0d0p2 ONLINE 0 0 0
c4t0d1p2 ONLINE 0 0 0
errors: No known data errors
root@openindiana:~# zpool list
NAME SIZE ALLOC FREE CAP DEDUP HEALTH ALTROOT
mypool 832G 108K 832G 0% 1.00x ONLINE -
root@openindiana:~#
Whoops! noticed later that the first disk has a 895GB partition and the second has a 990GB partition.
Not what I wanted. Let's kill the second disk in the mirror.
root@openindiana:~# zpool detach mypool c4t0d1p2
root@openindiana:~# zpool list
NAME SIZE ALLOC FREE CAP DEDUP HEALTH ALTROOT
mypool 832G 112K 832G 0% 1.00x ONLINE -
root@openindiana:~# zpool status
pool: mypool
state: ONLINE
scan: none requested
config:
NAME STATE READ WRITE CKSUM
mypool ONLINE 0 0 0
c4t0d0p2 ONLINE 0 0 0
errors: No known data errors
root@openindiana:~#
=========================Repartition to match disk c4tod0====================
root@openindiana:~# parted /dev/dsk/c4t0d1p0 print
Model: Generic Ide (ide)
Disk /dev/dsk/c4t0d1p0: 1000GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: msdos
Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
1 32.3kB 105GB 105GB primary ntfs boot
2 105GB 1000GB 895GB primary
root@openindiana:~# parted /dev/dsk/c4t0d0p0 print
Model: Generic Ide (ide)
Disk /dev/dsk/c4t0d0p0: 1000GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: msdos
Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
1 32.3kB 105GB 105GB primary fat32 boot, lba
2 105GB 1000GB 895GB primary
root@openindiana:~#
Now lets add the new partition to the mypool as a mirror
root@openindiana:~# time zpool add mypool mirror d4t0d0p2 c4t0d1p2
cannot open 'd4t0d0p2': no such device in /dev/dsk
must be a full path or shorthand device name
real 0m0.004s
user 0m0.002s
sys 0m0.003s
root@openindiana:~# time zpool add mypool mirror c4t0d0p2 c4t0d1p2
invalid vdev specification
use '-f' to override the following errors:
mirror contains devices of different sizes
real 0m0.041s
user 0m0.012s
sys 0m0.017s
root@openindiana:~# volcheck
root@openindiana:~# time zpool add mypool mirror c4t0d0p2 c4t0d1p2
invalid vdev specification
use '-f' to override the following errors:
mirror contains devices of different sizes
real 0m0.041s
user 0m0.012s
sys 0m0.017s
root@openindiana:~#
Note:
This creates an ordinary NON-MIRRORED pool called mypool
root@openindiana:~# time zpool create mypool c4t0d0p2 c4t0d1p2
real 0m0.491s
user 0m0.016s
sys 0m0.026s
root@openindiana:~# zpool list
NAME SIZE ALLOC FREE CAP DEDUP HEALTH ALTROOT
mypool 1.71T 119K 1.71T 0% 1.00x ONLINE -
root@openindiana:~# zpool status
pool: mypool
state: ONLINE
scan: none requested
config:
NAME STATE READ WRITE CKSUM
mypool ONLINE 0 0 0
c4t0d0p2 ONLINE 0 0 0
c4t0d1p2 ONLINE 0 0 0
errors: No known data errors
root@openindiana:~#
================================WHOOPS!==========================
Blew away USB disk partition table
root@openindiana:~# parted -lm
BYT;
/dev/dsk/c3t0d0p0:4023MB:ide:512:512:msdos:Generic Ide;
1:2097kB:998MB:996MB:solaris::boot;
BYT;
/dev/dsk/c4t0d0p0:1000GB:ide:512:512:msdos:Generic Ide;
1:32.3kB:105GB:105GB:fat32::boot, lba;
2:105GB:1000GB:895GB:::;
BYT;
/dev/dsk/c4t0d1p0:1000GB:ide:512:512:msdos:Generic Ide;
1:32.3kB:105GB:105GB:ntfs::boot;
2:105GB:1000GB:895GB:::;
root@openindiana:~# parted
GNU Parted 1.8.8
Using /dev/dsk/c3t0d0p0
Welcome to GNU Parted! Type 'help' to view a list of commands.
(parted) unit
unit
Unit? [compact]?
(parted) help unit
help unit
unit UNIT set the default unit to UNIT
UNIT is one of: s, B, kB, MB, GB, TB, compact, cyl, chs, %, kiB, MiB,
GiB, TiB
(parted) unit
unit
Unit? [compact]? s
s
(parted) print
Model: Generic Ide (ide)
Disk /dev/dsk/c3t0d0p0: 7858176s
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: msdos
Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
1 4096s 1949695s 1945600s primary solaris boot
(parted) quit
quit
root@openindiana:~# parted -l unit s print
Model: Generic Ide (ide)
Disk /dev/dsk/c3t0d0p0: 4023MB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: msdos
Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
1 2097kB 998MB 996MB primary solaris boot
Model: Generic Ide (ide)
Disk /dev/dsk/c4t0d0p0: 1000GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: msdos
Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
1 32.3kB 105GB 105GB primary fat32 boot, lba
2 105GB 1000GB 895GB primary
Model: Generic Ide (ide)
Disk /dev/dsk/c4t0d1p0: 1000GB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: msdos
Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
1 32.3kB 105GB 105GB primary ntfs boot
2 105GB 1000GB 895GB primary
root@openindiana:~# parted unit s print
Error: Could not stat device unit - No such file or directory.
Retry/Cancel? ^C
init_ide: _device_stat failed
root@openindiana:~# parted unit ^Cprint
root@openindiana:~# for i in 0 1;do parted /dev/dsk/c4t0d${i}p0 unit s print;done
Model: Generic Ide (ide)
Disk /dev/dsk/c4t0d0p0: 1953525168s
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: msdos
Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
1 63s 204796619s 204796557s primary fat32 boot, lba
2 204796620s 1953520064s 1748723445s primary
Model: Generic Ide (ide)
Disk /dev/dsk/c4t0d1p0: 1953525168s
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: msdos
Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
1 63s 205085789s 205085727s primary ntfs boot
2 205085790s 1953520064s 1748434275s primary
root@openindiana:~# parted
GNU Parted 1.8.8
Using /dev/dsk/c3t0d0p0
Welcome to GNU Parted! Type 'help' to view a list of commands.
(parted) rm
rm
Partition number? 1
1
(parted) print
Model: Generic Ide (ide)
Disk /dev/dsk/c3t0d0p0: 4023MB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: msdos
Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
(parted) ?
?
check NUMBER do a simple check on the file system
cp [FROM-DEVICE] FROM-NUMBER TO-NUMBER copy file system to another partition
help [COMMAND] print general help, or help on
COMMAND
mklabel,mktable LABEL-TYPE create a new disklabel (partition
table)
mkfs NUMBER FS-TYPE make a FS-TYPE file system on
partititon NUMBER
mkpart PART-TYPE [FS-TYPE] START END make a partition
mkpartfs PART-TYPE FS-TYPE START END make a partition with a file system
move NUMBER START END move partition NUMBER
name NUMBER NAME name partition NUMBER as NAME
print [devices|free|list,all|NUMBER] display the partition table,
available devices, free space, all found partitions, or a particular
partition
quit exit program
rescue START END rescue a lost partition near START
and END
resize NUMBER START END resize partition NUMBER and its file
system
rm NUMBER delete partition NUMBER
select DEVICE choose the device to edit
set NUMBER FLAG STATE change the FLAG on partition NUMBER
toggle [NUMBER [FLAG]] toggle the state of FLAG on partition
NUMBER
unit UNIT set the default unit to UNIT
version display the version number and
copyright information of GNU Parted
(parted) rescue
=============================Recover by overwriting with same numbers====================
root@openindiana:/jack# parted
GNU Parted 1.8.8
Using /dev/dsk/c3t0d0p0
Welcome to GNU Parted! Type 'help' to view a list of commands.
(parted) print
Model: Generic Ide (ide)
Disk /dev/dsk/c3t0d0p0: 4023MB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: msdos
Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
(parted) help rescue
help rescue
rescue START END rescue a lost partition near START
and END
START and END are disk locations, such as 4GB or 10%. Negative values
count from the end of the disk. For example, -1s specifies exactly the
last sector.
(parted) rescue
rescue
Start? 4096s
4096s
End? 1949695s
1949695s
searching for file systems... 0% (time left 217:24)^\Quit (core dumped)
root@openindiana:/jack# parted
GNU Parted 1.8.8
Using /dev/dsk/c3t0d0p0
Welcome to GNU Parted! Type 'help' to view a list of commands.
(parted) rescue
rescue
Start? ^C
(parted) print
Model: Generic Ide (ide)
Disk /dev/dsk/c3t0d0p0: 4023MB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: msdos
Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
(parted) help rescue
help rescue
rescue START END rescue a lost partition near START
and END
START and END are disk locations, such as 4GB or 10%. Negative values
count from the end of the disk. For example, -1s specifies exactly the
last sector.
(parted) rescue
rescue
Start? 0
0
End? -1
-1
searching for file systems... 0% (time left 219:03)^C^C^C^C^C^C^C^C^C^C^Csearching for file systems... 0% (time left 218:48)^\Quit (core dumped)
root@openindiana:/jack# parted
GNU Parted 1.8.8
Using /dev/dsk/c3t0d0p0
Welcome to GNU Parted! Type 'help' to view a list of commands.
(parted) help
help
check NUMBER do a simple check on the file system
cp [FROM-DEVICE] FROM-NUMBER TO-NUMBER copy file system to another partition
help [COMMAND] print general help, or help on
COMMAND
mklabel,mktable LABEL-TYPE create a new disklabel (partition
table)
mkfs NUMBER FS-TYPE make a FS-TYPE file system on
partititon NUMBER
mkpart PART-TYPE [FS-TYPE] START END make a partition
mkpartfs PART-TYPE FS-TYPE START END make a partition with a file system
move NUMBER START END move partition NUMBER
name NUMBER NAME name partition NUMBER as NAME
print [devices|free|list,all|NUMBER] display the partition table,
available devices, free space, all found partitions, or a particular
partition
quit exit program
rescue START END rescue a lost partition near START
and END
resize NUMBER START END resize partition NUMBER and its file
system
rm NUMBER delete partition NUMBER
select DEVICE choose the device to edit
set NUMBER FLAG STATE change the FLAG on partition NUMBER
toggle [NUMBER [FLAG]] toggle the state of FLAG on partition
NUMBER
unit UNIT set the default unit to UNIT
version display the version number and
copyright information of GNU Parted
(parted) mkpart
mkpart
Partition type? primary/extended? p^C
Error: Expecting a partition type.
(parted) print
Model: Generic Ide (ide)
Disk /dev/dsk/c3t0d0p0: 4023MB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: msdos
Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
(parted) mkpart
mkpart
Partition type? primary/extended? p
p
File system type? [ext2]? solaris
solaris
Start? 4096s
4096s
End? 1949695s
1949695s
(parted) print
Model: Generic Ide (ide)
Disk /dev/dsk/c3t0d0p0: 4023MB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: msdos
Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
1 2097kB 998MB 996MB primary solaris
(parted) toggle
toggle
Partition number? 1
1
Flag to Invert? boot/hidden/raid/lvm/lba/palo/prep? boot
boot
(parted) print
Model: Generic Ide (ide)
Disk /dev/dsk/c3t0d0p0: 4023MB
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: msdos
Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
1 2097kB 998MB 996MB primary solaris boot
(parted) unit s
unit s
(parted) print
Model: Generic Ide (ide)
Disk /dev/dsk/c3t0d0p0: 7858176s
Sector size (logical/physical): 512B/512B
Partition Table: msdos
Number Start End Size Type File system Flags
1 4096s 1949695s 1945600s primary solaris boot
(parted) quit
quit
root@openindiana:/jack#
==================================Recover by