What will the default file system be in FreeBSD 9?
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It's still UFS. The installer (bsdinstall as of 9.0) cannot install to a ZFS filesystem.
If you want ZFS for your root filesystem you need to do a fully manual install.
answered Dec 18, 2011 at 22:22
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That's frustrating that ZFS doesn't work by using the installer. Thanks for the info.– Hank8Dec 18, 2011 at 22:25
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Do you know if there is plan (when) to have ZFS work using the bsdinstaller?– Hank8Dec 18, 2011 at 22:25
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I don't believe there is a firm plan yet. You're better off asking on the current@ or stable@ mailing list. For now if you want ZFS the wiki has several good guides. I've used this successfully on several servers. Dec 18, 2011 at 22:28
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mfsbsd.vx.sk also has a script that automates installation of FreeBSD 9 with ZFS as the root filesystem. Dec 19, 2011 at 4:34
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1Not to be offensive, but if you don't know how to install on ZFS manually it's probably a good idea not to be using it as the root FS. ZFS is quite different from UFS in many important administrative ways and the switch should not be taken lightly.– Chris SDec 24, 2011 at 15:38
PC-BSD installer can install FreeBSD on ZFS. As soon as the installation start, you may choose you want to install FreeBSD (instead of PC-BSD) and then the installer lets you partition your disk using ZFS.
