Gentoo Archives: gentoo-user

From: "J. Roeleveld" <joost@××××××××.org>
To: gentoo-user@l.g.o
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Install on ZFS
Date: Wed, 16 Aug 2017 07:51:18
Message-Id: 2555004.fYdHERFLBD@eve
In Reply to: Re: [gentoo-user] Install on ZFS by Grant
1 On Wednesday, August 16, 2017 6:12:03 AM CEST Grant wrote:
2 > >>I'm trying to get started on my first Gentoo install on ZFS. My
3 > >>remote server is booted to a Gentoo LiveCD and I've SSH'ed in but it
4 > >>looks like the CD doesn't have ZFS tools:
5 > >>
6 > >>livecd ~ # zpool status
7 > >>-bash: zpool: command not found
8 > >>
9 > >>Can I pull this off from here or do I need to mail a different CD to my
10 > >>host?
11 > >>
12 > >>This server has 6 SSDs and I'm planning to set up a 2-way stripe and
13 > >>3-way mirror. Any tips that might help me pull this off?
14 > >>
15 > >>- Grant
16 > >>
17 > > I did this not too long ago, using the boot disc and howto from
18 > > FearedBliss: https://wiki.gentoo.org/wiki/User:Fearedbliss
19 >
20 > This looks like a great guide. Are there instructions for extracting
21 > a portage archive over my running LiveCD OS so I can then emerge zfs
22 > and execute this guide without mailing another CD-R to my host?
23 >
24 > - Grant
25
26 On this, I don't know.
27 There are guides on how to build a sysresccd yourself with additional software
28 added. I was thinking of having to do that myself.
29 But when I found this one, I stopped investigating that.
30
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32 Joost