Editorial review of Allocating Disk Space and Committing to the Install
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<para>This section shows the order of the
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<application>bsdinstall</application> menus and the type of
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information that will be asked before the system is installed.
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Use the up and down arrows to highlight a menu option, then the
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<keycap>Space</keycap> key to select or deselect a menu item.
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Then, use <keycap>Enter</keycap> to save the selection and move
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Use the arrow keys to highlight a menu option, then the
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<keycap>Space</keycap> key to select or deselect that menu item.
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When finished, use <keycap>Enter</keycap> to save the selection and move
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onto the next screen.</para>
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<sect2 xml:id="bsdinstall-keymap">
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<para>Deciding which components to install will depend largely
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on the intended use of the system and the amount of disk space
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available. The &os; kernel and userland, collectively known
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as the <quote>base system</quote>, are always installed.
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as the <firstterm>base system</firstterm>, are always installed.
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Depending on the architecture, some of these components may
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not appear:</para>
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<listitem>
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<para><literal>ports</literal> - The &os; Ports
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Collection.</para>
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<para>The ports collection is an easy and convenient way to
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install software. The Ports Collection does not contain
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the source code necessary to compile the software.
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Instead, it is a collection of files which automates the
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Collection is a collection of files which automates the
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downloading, compiling and installation of third-party
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software packages. <xref linkend="ports"/> discusses how
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to use the ports collection.</para>
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to use the Ports Collection.</para>
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<warning>
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<para>The installation program does not check for
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para><literal>src</literal> - System source code.</para>
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<para>&os; comes with full source code for both the kernel
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<para><literal>src</literal> - The complete &os; source code for both the kernel
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and the userland. Although not required for the majority
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of applications, it may be required to build certain
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software supplied as source (for example, device drivers
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or kernel modules), or for developing &os; itself.</para>
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<para>The full source tree requires 1 GB of disk space,
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of applications, it may be required to build
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device drivers, kernel modules, or some applications from
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the Ports Collection. It is also used for developing &os;
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itself. The full source tree requires 1 GB of disk space
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and recompiling the entire &os; system requires an
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additional 5 GB of space.</para>
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</listitem>
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</itemizedlist>
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</sect2>
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</sect1>
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<sect1 xml:id="bsdinstall-netinstall">
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<sect2 xml:id="bsdinstall-netinstall">
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<title>Installing from the Network</title>
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<para>The <emphasis>bootonly</emphasis> installation media does
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not hold copies of the installation files. When a
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<emphasis>bootonly</emphasis> installation method is used, the
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files must be retrieved over a network connection as they are
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needed.</para>
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<para>The menu shown in <xref
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linkend="bsdinstall-netinstall-notify"/> only appears when
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installing from a <filename>-bootonly.iso</filename>
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<acronym>CD</acronym> as this installation media does
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not hold copies of the installation files. Since the installation
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files must be retrieved over a network connection, this menu
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indicates that the network interface must be first
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configured.</para>
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<figure xml:id="bsdinstall-netinstall-notify">
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<title>Installing from the Network</title>
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</mediaobject>
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</figure>
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<para>After the network connection has been configured as shown in
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<xref linkend="bsdinstall-config-network-dev"/>, a mirror site
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is selected. Mirror sites cache copies of the &os; files.
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Choose a mirror site located in the same region of the world as
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<para>To configure the network connection, press
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<keycap>Enter</keycap> and follow the instructions in
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<xref linkend="bsdinstall-config-network-dev"/>. Once the
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interface is configured, select a mirror site that is
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located in the same region of the world as
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the computer on which &os; is being installed. Files can be
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retrieved more quickly when the mirror is close to the target
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computer, and installation time will be reduced.</para>
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computer, reducing installation time.</para>
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<figure xml:id="bsdinstall-netinstall-mirror">
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<title>Choosing a Mirror</title>
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</mediaobject>
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</figure>
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<para>Installation will continue as if the installation files
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were located on local media.</para>
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<para>Installation will then continue as if the installation files
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were located on the local installation media.</para>
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</sect2>
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</sect1>
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<sect1 xml:id="bsdinstall-partitioning">
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<title>Allocating Disk Space</title>
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<para>There are four ways to allocate disk space for &os;.
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<emphasis>Guided</emphasis> partitioning automatically sets up
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disk partitions, while <emphasis>Manual</emphasis> partitioning
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allows advanced users to create customized partitions. The
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<acronym>ZFS</acronym> option, only available in &os; 10 and
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later, will create an optionally encrypted root-on-ZFS system
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with support for Boot Environments. Finally, there's the option
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of starting a shell where command-line programs like
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&man.gpart.8;, &man.fdisk.8;, and &man.bsdlabel.8; can be used
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directly.</para>
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<para>The next menu is used to determine the method for
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allocating disk space. The options available in the menu
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depend upon the version of &os; being installed.</para>
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<figure xml:id="bsdinstall-part-guided-manual">
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<title>Selecting Guided, Manual or Shell Partitioning</title>
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<title>Partitioning Choices on &os; 9.x</title>
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<mediaobject>
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<imageobject>
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</figure>
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<figure xml:id="bsdinstall-zfs-partmenu">
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<title>Selecting Guided, Manual, Shell or
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<acronym>ZFS</acronym> Partitioning</title>
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<title>Partitioning Choices on &os; 10.x and Higher</title>
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<mediaobject>
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<imageobject>
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</mediaobject>
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</figure>
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<para><literal>Guided</literal> partitioning automatically sets up
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the disk partitions, <literal>Manual</literal> partitioning
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allows advanced users to create customized partitions from menu
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options, and <literal>Shell</literal> opens a shell prompt where
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advanced users can create customized partitions using
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command-line utilities like &man.gpart.8;, &man.fdisk.8;, and &man.bsdlabel.8;.
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<literal>ZFS</literal> partitioning, only available in &os; 10 and
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later, creates an optionally encrypted root-on-ZFS system
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with support for <firstterm>boot environments</firstterm>.</para>
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<para>This section describes what to consider when laying out the
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disk partitions. It then demonstrates how to use both the
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Guided Partitioning and Manual Partitioning screens.</para>
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disk partitions. It then demonstrates how to use the different
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partitioning methods.</para>
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<sect2 xml:id="configtuning-initial">
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<title>Designing the Partition Layout</title>
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<sect2 xml:id="bsdinstall-part-guided">
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<title>Guided Partitioning</title>
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<para>If multiple disks are connected, choose the one where &os;
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<para>When this method is selected, a menu will display the
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available disk(s). If multiple disks are connected, choose the one where &os;
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is to be installed.</para>
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<figure xml:id="bsdinstall-part-guided-disk">
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</mediaobject>
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</figure>
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<para>The entire disk or a portion of it can be allocated to
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&os;. If
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<para>Once the disk is selected, the next menu prompts to install
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to either the entire disk or to create a partition using free space.
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If
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<guibutton>[ Entire Disk ]</guibutton> is
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chosen, a general partition layout filling the whole disk is
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created. Selecting
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automatically created. Selecting
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<guibutton>[ Partition ]</guibutton> creates a
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partition layout in unused space on the disk.</para>
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partition layout from the unused space on the disk.</para>
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<figure xml:id="bsdinstall-part-entire-part">
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<title>Selecting Entire Disk or Partition</title>
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</mediaobject>
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</figure>
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<para>After the partition layout has been created, review it
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carefully for accuracy. If a mistake has been made, selecting
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<para>After the partition layout has been created, review it to
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ensure it meets the needs of the installation. Selecting
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<guibutton>[ Revert ]</guibutton> will reset the
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partitions as they were previously, or
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partitions to their original values and pressing
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<guibutton>[ Auto ]</guibutton> will recreate the
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automatic &os; partitions. Partitions can be manually
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automatic &os; partitions. Partitions can also be manually
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created, modified, or deleted. When the partitioning is
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correct, select <guibutton>[ Finish ]</guibutton> to
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continue with the installation.</para>
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<sect2 xml:id="bsdinstall-part-manual">
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<title>Manual Partitioning</title>
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<para>Manual partitioning goes straight to the partition
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editor.</para>
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<para>Selecting this method opens the partition
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editor:</para>
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<figure xml:id="bsdinstall-part-manual-create">
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<title>Manually Create Partitions</title>
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</mediaobject>
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</figure>
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<para>Highlighting a drive (<filename>ada0</filename> in this
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example) and selecting
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<guibutton>[ Create ]</guibutton> displays a menu
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for choosing the type of <emphasis>partitioning
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scheme</emphasis>.</para>
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<para>Highlight the installation drive (<filename>ada0</filename> in this
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example) and select
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<guibutton>[ Create ]</guibutton> to display a menu
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of available partition schemes:</para>
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<figure xml:id="bsdinstall-part-manual-partscheme">
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<title>Manually Create Partitions</title>
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</mediaobject>
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</figure>
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<para><acronym>GPT</acronym> partitioning is usually the most
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appropriate choice for PC-compatible computers. Older PC
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operating systems that are not compatible with
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<acronym>GPT</acronym> may require <acronym>MBR</acronym>
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partitioning instead. The other partitioning schemes are
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generally used for uncommon or older computer systems.</para>
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<para><acronym>GPT</acronym> is usually the most
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appropriate choice for &arch.amd64; computers. Older computers
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that are not compatible with
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<acronym>GPT</acronym> should use <acronym>MBR</acronym>.
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The other partition schemes are
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generally used for uncommon or older computers.</para>
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<table frame="none" rowsep="1" pgwide="1">
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<title>Partitioning Schemes</title>
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<tbody>
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<row>
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<entry>APM</entry>
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<entry>Apple Partition Map, used by &powerpc;
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&macintosh; (<link
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xlink:href="http://support.apple.com/kb/TA21692">http://support.apple.com/kb/TA21692</link>).</entry>
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<entry>Apple Partition Map, used by &powerpc;.</entry>
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</row>
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<row>
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<entry>BSD</entry>
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<entry>BSD Labels without an MBR, sometimes called
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<quote>dangerously dedicated mode</quote>. See
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&man.bsdlabel.8;.</entry>
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<entry><acronym>BSD</acronym> label without an
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<acronym>MBR</acronym>, sometimes called
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<firstterm>dangerously dedicated mode</firstterm> as
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non-<acronym>BSD</acronym> disk utilities may not recognize it.</entry>
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</row>
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<row>
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<row>
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<entry>PC98</entry>
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<entry>MBR ariant used by NEC PC-98 computers (<link
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<entry><acronym>MBR</acronym> variant used by NEC PC-98 computers (<link
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xlink:href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pc9801">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pc9801</link>).</entry>
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</row>
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</table>
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<para>After the partitioning scheme has been selected and
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created, selecting <guibutton>[ Create ]</guibutton>
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again will create new partitions.</para>
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created, select <guibutton>[ Create ]</guibutton>
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again to create the partitions.</para>
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<figure xml:id="bsdinstall-part-manual-addpart">
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<title>Manually Create Partitions</title>
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at least three partitions:</para>
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<itemizedlist>
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<title>Standard &os; <acronym>GPT</acronym> Partitions</title>
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<listitem>
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<para><literal>freebsd-boot</literal> - &os; boot
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<para><literal>freebsd-boot</literal> - Holds the &os; boot
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code.</para>
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</listitem>
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<listitem>
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<para><literal>freebsd-ufs</literal> - A &os; UFS file
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<para><literal>freebsd-ufs</literal> - A &os; <acronym>UFS</acronym> file
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system.</para>
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</listitem>
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<para>Another partition type worth noting is
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<literal>freebsd-zfs</literal>, used for partitions that will
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contain a &os; <acronym>ZFS</acronym> file system. <xref
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linkend="filesystems-zfs"/>. &man.gpart.8; shows more of
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contain a &os; <acronym>ZFS</acronym> file system (<xref
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linkend="filesystems-zfs"/>). Refer to &man.gpart.8; for descriptions of
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the available <acronym>GPT</acronym> partition types.</para>
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<para>Multiple file system partitions can be used, and some
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people may prefer a traditional layout with separate
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<para>Multiple file system partitions can be created and some
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people prefer a traditional layout with separate
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partitions for the <filename>/</filename>,
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<filename>/var</filename>, <filename>/tmp</filename>, and
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<filename>/usr</filename> file systems. See <xref
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linkend="bsdinstall-part-manual-splitfs"/> for an
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example.</para>
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<para>Size may be entered with common abbreviations:
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<para>The <literal>Size</literal> may be entered with common abbreviations:
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<emphasis>K</emphasis> for kilobytes, <emphasis>M</emphasis>
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for megabytes, or <emphasis>G</emphasis> for gigabytes.</para>
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<tip>
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<para>Proper sector alignment provides the best performance,
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and making partition sizes even multiples of 4K bytes helps
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and making partition sizes even multiples of 4K-bytes helps
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to ensure alignment on drives with either 512-byte or
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4K-byte sectors. Generally, using partition sizes that are
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even multiples of 1M or 1G is the easiest way to make sure
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every partition starts at an even multiple of 4K. One
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exception: at present, the <emphasis>freebsd-boot</emphasis>
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partition should be no larger than 512K due to boot code
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every partition starts at an even multiple of 4K. There is one
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exception: the <emphasis>freebsd-boot</emphasis>
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partition should be no larger than 512K due to current boot code
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limitations.</para>
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</tip>
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<para>A mountpoint is needed if this partition will contain a
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file system. If only a single UFS partition will be created,
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<para>A <literal>Mountpoint</literal> is needed if the partition will contain a
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file system. If only a single <acronym>UFS</acronym> partition will be created,
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the mountpoint should be <filename>/</filename>.</para>
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<para>A <emphasis>label</emphasis> is also requested. A label
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is a name by which this partition will be known. Drive
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<para>The <literal>Label</literal> is
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a name by which the partition will be known. Drive
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names or numbers can change if the drive is connected to
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a different controller or port, but the partition label does
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not change. Referring to labels instead of drive names
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and partition numbers in files like
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<filename>/etc/fstab</filename> makes the system more tolerant
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of changing hardware. GPT labels appear in
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to hardware changes. <acronym>GPT</acronym> labels appear in
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<filename>/dev/gpt/</filename> when a disk is attached. Other
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partitioning schemes have different label capabilities, and
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partitioning schemes have different label capabilities and
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their labels appear in different directories in
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<filename>/dev/</filename>.</para>
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<para>Use a unique label on every file system to avoid
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conflicts from identical labels. A few letters from the
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computer's name, use, or location can be added to the label.
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For instance, <literal>labroot</literal> or
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<literal>rootfs-lab</literal> for the UFS root partition on
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the lab's computer.</para>
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For instance, use <literal>labroot</literal> or
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<literal>rootfs-lab</literal> for the <acronym>UFS</acronym> root partition on
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the computer named <literal>lab</literal>.</para>
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</tip>
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<example xml:id="bsdinstall-part-manual-splitfs">
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label values as described above.</para>
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<para>By default, &os;'s <filename>gptboot</filename> expects
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the first UFS partition found to be the
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the first <acronym>UFS</acronym> partition to be the
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<filename>/</filename> partition.</para>
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<informaltable frame="none">
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@ -1583,23 +1579,23 @@ Ethernet address 0:3:ba:b:92:d4, Host ID: 830b92d4.</screen>
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installations was added in &os; 10.0-RELEASE. This
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partitioning mode only works with whole disks and will erase
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the contents of the entire disk. The installer will
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automatically create partitions aligned to 4k boundaries, as
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well as force <acronym>ZFS</acronym> to use 4k sectors. This
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automatically create partitions aligned to 4k boundaries and
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force <acronym>ZFS</acronym> to use 4k sectors. This
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is safe even with 512 byte sector disks, and has the added
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benefit of ensuring that pools created on 512 byte disks will
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be able to have 4k sector disks added to them in the future,
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for additional storage space, or as replacements for failed
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disks. The installer can also optionally employ GELI disk
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be able to have 4k sector disks added in the future, either as
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additional storage space or as replacements for failed
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disks. The installer can also optionally employ <acronym>GELI</acronym> disk
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encryption as described in <xref
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linkend="disks-encrypting-geli"/>.
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If encryption is enabled, a 2 GB unencrypted boot pool is
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created that contains the <filename>/boot</filename>
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directory, which holds the kernel and other files necessary
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If encryption is enabled, a 2 GB unencrypted boot pool
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containing the <filename>/boot</filename>
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directory is created. It holds the kernel and other files necessary
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to boot the system. A swap partition of a user selectable
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size is also created, and all remaining space is used for the
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<acronym>ZFS</acronym> pool.</para>
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<para>The main <acronym>ZFS</acronym> menu in the installer
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<para>The main <acronym>ZFS</acronym> configuration menu
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offers a number of options to control the creation of the
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pool.</para>
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@ -1613,8 +1609,9 @@ Ethernet address 0:3:ba:b:92:d4, Host ID: 830b92d4.</screen>
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</mediaobject>
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</figure>
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<para>The most important option is selecting the vdev type and
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one or more disks that will make up the vdev that will
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<para>Select <keycap>T</keycap> to configure the <literal>Pool
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Type</literal> and
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||||
the disk(s) that will
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||||
constitute the pool. The automatic <acronym>ZFS</acronym>
|
||||
installer currently only supports the creation of a single
|
||||
top level vdev, except in stripe mode. To create more complex
|
||||
|
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@ -1624,9 +1621,10 @@ Ethernet address 0:3:ba:b:92:d4, Host ID: 830b92d4.</screen>
|
|||
including stripe (not recommended, no redundancy), mirror
|
||||
(best performance, least usable space), and RAID-Z 1, 2, and 3
|
||||
(with the capability to withstand the concurrent failure of 1,
|
||||
2, and 3 disks, respectively). A tooltip across the bottom of
|
||||
the screen while selecting the pool type provides advice about
|
||||
the number of required disks for each type, and in the case of
|
||||
2, and 3 disks, respectively). while selecting the pool type,
|
||||
a tooltip is displayed across the bottom of
|
||||
the screen with advice about
|
||||
the number of required disks, and in the case of
|
||||
RAID-Z, the optimal number of disks for each
|
||||
configuration.</para>
|
||||
|
||||
|
|
@ -1640,10 +1638,10 @@ Ethernet address 0:3:ba:b:92:d4, Host ID: 830b92d4.</screen>
|
|||
</mediaobject>
|
||||
</figure>
|
||||
|
||||
<para>Once a pool type has been selected, a list of available
|
||||
<para>Once a <literal>Pool Type</literal> has been selected, a list of available
|
||||
disks is displayed, and the user is prompted to select one or
|
||||
more disks to make up the pool. The configuration is then
|
||||
validated, to ensure enough disks were selected. If not,
|
||||
validated, to ensure enough disks are selected. If not,
|
||||
select <guibutton><Change Selection></guibutton> to
|
||||
return to the list of disks, or
|
||||
<guibutton><Cancel></guibutton> to change the pool
|
||||
|
|
@ -1674,11 +1672,11 @@ Ethernet address 0:3:ba:b:92:d4, Host ID: 830b92d4.</screen>
|
|||
<para>If one or more disks are missing from the list, or if
|
||||
disks were attached after the installer was started, select
|
||||
<guibutton>- Rescan Devices</guibutton> to repopulate the list
|
||||
of available disks. To ensure that the correct disk is
|
||||
of available disks. To ensure that the correct disks are
|
||||
selected, so as not to accidently destroy the wrong disks, the
|
||||
<guibutton>- Disk Info</guibutton> menu can be used to inspect
|
||||
each disk, including its partition table, and various other
|
||||
information, including the device model number and serial
|
||||
each disk, including its partition table and various other
|
||||
information such as the device model number and serial
|
||||
number, if available.</para>
|
||||
|
||||
<figure xml:id="bsdinstall-zfs-disk_info">
|
||||
|
|
@ -1691,16 +1689,17 @@ Ethernet address 0:3:ba:b:92:d4, Host ID: 830b92d4.</screen>
|
|||
</mediaobject>
|
||||
</figure>
|
||||
|
||||
<para>The menu also allows the user to enter a name for the
|
||||
pool, disable forcing 4k sectors, enable or disable
|
||||
<para>The main <acronym>ZFS</acronym> configuration menu also
|
||||
allows the user to enter a pool name,
|
||||
disable forcing 4k sectors, enable or disable
|
||||
encryption, switch between <acronym>GPT</acronym>
|
||||
(recommended) and <acronym>MBR</acronym> partition table
|
||||
types, and select the desired amount of swap space. Once all
|
||||
types, and select the amount of swap space. Once all
|
||||
options have been set to the desired values, select the
|
||||
<guibutton>>>> Install</guibutton> option at the
|
||||
top of the menu.</para>
|
||||
|
||||
<para>If &man.geli.8; disk encryption was enabled, the
|
||||
<para>If <acronym>GELI</acronym> disk encryption was enabled, the
|
||||
installer will prompt twice for the passphrase to be used to
|
||||
encrypt the disks.</para>
|
||||
|
||||
|
|
@ -1736,25 +1735,31 @@ Ethernet address 0:3:ba:b:92:d4, Host ID: 830b92d4.</screen>
|
|||
<sect2 xml:id="bsdinstall-part-shell">
|
||||
<title>Shell Mode Partitioning</title>
|
||||
|
||||
<para>When creating advanced installations the basic interface
|
||||
of bsdinstall may not provide the level of flexibility
|
||||
required. Selecting the <guibutton>Shell</guibutton> option
|
||||
from the partitioning menu will drop the user to a shell. The
|
||||
user is expected to partition the drives and create the
|
||||
desired file system(s), populate an &man.fstab.5; file in
|
||||
<para>When creating advanced installations, the
|
||||
<application>bsdinstall</application> paritioning menus may
|
||||
not provide the level of flexibility
|
||||
required. Advanced users can select the <guibutton>Shell</guibutton> option
|
||||
from the partitioning menu in order to
|
||||
manually partition the drives, create the
|
||||
file system(s), populate
|
||||
<filename>/tmp/bsdinstall_etc/fstab</filename>, and mount the
|
||||
file systems under <filename>/mnt</filename>. Once this is
|
||||
done, running <command>exit</command> will return to
|
||||
bsdinstall and continue the installation, starting with the
|
||||
extraction of the distribution sets.</para>
|
||||
done, type <command>exit</command> to return to
|
||||
<application>bsdinstall</application> and continue the installation.</para>
|
||||
</sect2>
|
||||
</sect1>
|
||||
|
||||
<sect1 xml:id="bsdinstall-final-warning">
|
||||
<title>Committing to the Installation</title>
|
||||
|
||||
<para>This is the last chance for aborting the installation to
|
||||
prevent changes to the hard drive.</para>
|
||||
<para>Once the disks are configured, the next menu provides the
|
||||
last chance to make changes before the selected
|
||||
hard drive(s) are formatted. If changes need to be made,
|
||||
select <guibutton>[ Back ]</guibutton> to return to
|
||||
the main partitioning menu.
|
||||
<guibutton>[ Revert & Exit ]</guibutton>
|
||||
will exit the installer without making any changes to the hard
|
||||
drive.</para>
|
||||
|
||||
<figure xml:id="bsdinstall-final-confirmation">
|
||||
<title>Final Confirmation</title>
|
||||
|
|
@ -1767,27 +1772,18 @@ Ethernet address 0:3:ba:b:92:d4, Host ID: 830b92d4.</screen>
|
|||
</mediaobject>
|
||||
</figure>
|
||||
|
||||
<para>Select <guibutton>[ Commit ]</guibutton> and press
|
||||
<keycap>Enter</keycap> to proceed. If changes need to be made,
|
||||
select <guibutton>[ Back ]</guibutton> to return to
|
||||
the partition editor.
|
||||
<guibutton>[ Revert & Exit ]</guibutton>
|
||||
will exit the installer without making any changes to the hard
|
||||
drive.</para>
|
||||
<para>To instead start the actual installation, select
|
||||
<guibutton>[ Commit ]</guibutton> and press
|
||||
<keycap>Enter</keycap>.</para>
|
||||
|
||||
<para>Installation time will vary depending on the distributions
|
||||
chosen, installation media, and speed of the computer. There
|
||||
will be a series of messages displayed indicating
|
||||
chosen, installation media, and speed of the computer. A
|
||||
series of messages will indicate the
|
||||
progress.</para>
|
||||
|
||||
<para>Firstly, the installer will write the partitions to the
|
||||
disk, and perform a <command>newfs</command> to initialise the
|
||||
partitions.</para>
|
||||
|
||||
<para>If doing a network install,
|
||||
<application>bsdinstall</application> will then proceed to
|
||||
download the required distribution files.</para>
|
||||
<!-- XXXGA: What does it do if fetch fails? -->
|
||||
<para>First, the installer formats the selected disk(s) and
|
||||
initializes the partitions. Next, in the case of a bootonly
|
||||
media, it downloads the selected components:</para>
|
||||
|
||||
<figure xml:id="bsdinstall-distfile-fetching">
|
||||
<title>Fetching Distribution Files</title>
|
||||
|
|
@ -1800,9 +1796,9 @@ Ethernet address 0:3:ba:b:92:d4, Host ID: 830b92d4.</screen>
|
|||
</mediaobject>
|
||||
</figure>
|
||||
|
||||
<para>Next, the integrity of the distribution files is verified,
|
||||
<para>Next, the integrity of the distribution files is verified
|
||||
to ensure they have not been corrupted during download or
|
||||
misread from the installation media.</para>
|
||||
misread from the installation media:</para>
|
||||
|
||||
<figure xml:id="bsdinstall-distfile-verify">
|
||||
<title>Verifying Distribution Files</title>
|
||||
|
|
@ -1816,7 +1812,7 @@ Ethernet address 0:3:ba:b:92:d4, Host ID: 830b92d4.</screen>
|
|||
</figure>
|
||||
|
||||
<para>Finally, the verified distribution files are extracted to
|
||||
the disk.</para>
|
||||
the disk:</para>
|
||||
|
||||
<figure xml:id="bsdinstall-distfile-extract">
|
||||
<title>Extracting Distribution Files</title>
|
||||
|
|
@ -1830,9 +1826,9 @@ Ethernet address 0:3:ba:b:92:d4, Host ID: 830b92d4.</screen>
|
|||
</figure>
|
||||
|
||||
<para>Once all requested distribution files have been extracted,
|
||||
<application>bsdinstall</application> will then drop straight
|
||||
into the post-installation configuration tasks described in
|
||||
<xref linkend="bsdinstall-post"/>.</para>
|
||||
<application>bsdinstall</application> displays the first
|
||||
post-installation menu. This series of menus is described in
|
||||
the next section.</para>
|
||||
</sect1>
|
||||
|
||||
<sect1 xml:id="bsdinstall-post">
|
||||
|
|
|
|||
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