diff --git a/Apps/.emptyFile b/Apps/.emptyFile new file mode 100644 index 0000000..e69de29 diff --git a/Apps/WinRAR.md b/Apps/WinRAR/WinRAR.md similarity index 100% rename from Apps/WinRAR.md rename to Apps/WinRAR/WinRAR.md diff --git a/Apps/rarreg.key b/Apps/WinRAR/rarreg.key similarity index 100% rename from Apps/rarreg.key rename to Apps/WinRAR/rarreg.key diff --git a/ZFS/Remove a vdev from a zpool.md b/ZFS/Remove a vdev from a zpool.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..a807e69 --- /dev/null +++ b/ZFS/Remove a vdev from a zpool.md @@ -0,0 +1,58 @@ +# Remove a vdev from a zpool + +https://www.truenas.com/community/threads/remove-a-vdev-from-a-zpool.35608/ + +Funny how two minds can think alike, that is exactly what I did and I like to write it down for further generations to come (or myself if I do it again) ;) + +``` +# zpool status -v tank +pool: tank +state: ONLINE + +NAME STATE READ WRITE CKSUM +tank ONLINE 0 0 0 +mirror-0 ONLINE 0 0 0 +gptid/e41b2476-22bd-11e2-ac2d-3cd92b06cdcb ONLINE 0 0 0 +gptid/e4c521be-22bd-11e2-ac2d-3cd92b06cdcb ONLINE 0 0 0 +mirror-1 ONLINE 0 0 0 +gptid/b4580a46-2fcd-11e5-af9d-3cd92b06cdcb ONLINE 0 0 0 +gptid/b51e45b8-2fcd-11e5-af9d-3cd92b06cdcb ONLINE 0 0 0 +``` + + +First you have to remove one of the new drives from the mirror. + +`zpool detach tank /dev/gptid/b51e45b8-2fcd-11e5-af9d-3cd92b06cdcb` + +Then, create a new pool on the just detached drive + +`zpool create sonne /dev/gptid/b51e45b8-2fcd-11e5-af9d-3cd92b06cdcb` + +Now replicate all your data from the old filesystem to the new. (snd/rcv can take a while) + +``` +zfs snapshot -r tank@nas_backup +zfs send -Rv tank@nas_backup | zfs receive -Fv sonne +``` + +To make FreeNAS aware of your newly created filesystem + +`zfs export sonne` + +Then, while in the WebGUI, click "Storage -> Import Volume" to import it. +Since I found no other way, I manually changed all path (user home dir, shares etc.) to their new values. +Reboot. + +Then comes the scary part + +``` +zpool destroy tank +zpool attach sonne gptid/b51e45b8-2fcd-11e5-af9d-3cd92b06cdcb gptid/b4580a46-2fcd-11e5-af9d-3cd92b06cdcb +``` + +Then the resilvering will set in. Done. + +**Reminder:** During the whole process, there is no redundancy. If any drive fails, your data is gone. + +*By the way, if anyone knows how to tell FreeNAS (or ZFS) to not use gptid in "zpool status", instead make it look like https://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/handbook/zfs-zpool.html, please PM me.* +