2.1 + ZFS Mirror Installation Instructions
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I'm just posting this as it might be of use to someone else. It's what works for me, YMMV.
- Boot pfSense 2.1 LiveCD
- Get an accessible IP on an interface and enable SSH
- Enter command line and disable pf:```
pfctl -d- Visit the website:``` https://<ip address="">/installer</ip>- Login with admin/pfsense
- You will probably need to retype the installer URL
- Choose custom install
- Set the boot manager to BSD
- Set the Filesystem of line 1 to ZFS
- Set the size of that line to an appropriate round number (120GB drive ~ 98304)
- Remove the SWAP line (optional)
- Begin the installation & wait until 100% complete
- SSH into the LiveCD OS
- Fix the installation bugs:
- Mount the ZFS:```
mount -t zfs tank0 /mnt- Change the installation platform from 'cdrom' to 'pfSense':``` ee /mnt/etc/platform- Setup the compact flash virtual configuration directory:```
mkdir -p /mnt/cf/conf- Copy the empty configuration file:``` cp /mnt/conf.default/config.xml /mnt/cf/conf/config.xml- Unmount the ZFS:```
umount /mnt- Create the ZFS mirror, if applicable (assuming drive 1 is ad4, drive 2 is ad6). - Delete all partitions on drive 2:``` gpart delete -i 1 ad6 gpart destroy ad6- Clone the drive 1 partition table & boot sectors:```
gpart backup /dev/ad4 | gpart restore /dev/ad6
gpart backup /dev/ad4s1 | gpart restore /dev/ad6s1
dd if=/boot/zfsboot of=/dev/ad6s1 count=1
dd if=/boot/zfsboot of=/dev/ad6s1a skip=1 seek=1024- Add the ZFS mirror:``` zpool attach tank0 ad4s1a ad6s1a- Install the bootloaders on drive 2:```
gpart bootcode -b /boot/boot0 ad6- Reboot
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Nice.
So what hardware are you installing that on? Does it actually use compact flash to store the config file?Steve
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We use Supermicro Atom based boards with a mirrored pair of SATA SSDs for web-caching. We don't use a CF for configuration, we just store the conf on the ZFS mirror.
