[oi-dev] [OpenIndiana-discuss] [discuss] zpool create on specified GPT partition

[Stephan Althaus]

On 8/16/25 07:50, Atiq Rahman wrote:
> > FreeBSD has switched around the terms “slice” and “partition”. They 
> are using “slice" for fdisk/mbr case and “partition” for everything else.
> Thank you for sharing the fun fact!
>
> Atiq
>
Hi all!

Just to share my humble opinion..

Partitioning is a point where i had my 'problems', too. These slices 
never really burnt in my mind, ('slice 2 is whole disc' - why no. 2??)

Especially for new users without solarish bachground a tool that is 
'like fdisk' would be handy - i really don't like format and fdisk cause 
i don't really know what they do :-/

On OI we have "parted", "gdisk" and "cgdisk" which are sort of this, for 
'modern' GPT disc labels.
That's really great. With UEFI working now flawlessly i don't need 
anything else anymore.

For me, i now use UFEI boot using whoe disc, in one case i did 
pre-partinioning to create a pool that is smaller than whole disc for 
later mirroing..,
  and zfs pools with 'whole disc' devices.


~10 years ago i battled with dual boot setups, now i just swap the boot 
discs. Its far easier.
These some € more for additional boot disc (128-512 gb?) really free 
spare time to create something more productive.


Just my 2 cents,

Stephan

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