[OpenIndiana-discuss] zpool on the second partition of an external disk

[John D Groenveld]

In message <59B40014.4010904 at kit.edu>, "Udo Grabowski (IMK)" writes:
>And that's the problem. Always expect the unexpected. Some day some
>tool or idiot will touch that, and your nice s2 pool is gone. Use the
>things as they are intended to be used, not just in any way you like
>because it happens to "work". Administrators should use good practice,
>not hacks.

+1
I have used removable backup zpools to emergency boot a BE.

John
groenveld at acm.org