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Re: zfs on raw vs gpt



On Fri, 30 Jul 2021 at 19:10 +0100, David Brownlee wrote:
> [...]
> I started setting up using raw /dev/wdX or /dev/sdX devices, but
> switched across to ZFS gpt partitions. Both work fine, but for me:
> [...]

Your list of pros and cons was very helpful, thank you.  I
decided to follow your approach and use a single GPT
partition per disk and run devpubd before zfs to have nice
stable wedge names.

> disks with single zfs gpt partition
> - clutters your running system utility outputs with dkN devices (*)
> [...]
> *: this I find annoying)

I also find this annoying but devpubd makes it tolerable.

Pouya


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