freebsd_zfs

Ansible role. FreeBSD. Configure ZFS.

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Contributions are welcome.

Requirements

Roles

• vbotka.freebsd_postinstall

This role is needed to run tasks from sysctl.yml and loader.yml

Collections

• community.general

Variables

Review defaults and examples in vars.

Workflow

1. Change shell to /bin/sh

shell> ansible host -e 'ansible_shell_type=csh ansible_shell_executable=/bin/csh' -a 'sudo pw usermod user -s /bin/sh'

2. Install the role and dependencies

shell> ansible-galaxy role install vbotka.freebsd_zfs
shell> ansible-galaxy role install vbotka.freebsd_postinstall
shell> ansible-galaxy collection install community.general

3. Fit variables, e.g. in vars/main.yml

shell> editor vbotka.freebsd_zfs/vars/main.yml

4. Create playbook

shell> cat freebsd-zfs.yml
- hosts: host
  roles:
    - vbotka.freebsd_zfs

5. Configure the system

shell> ansible-playbook freebsd-zfs.yml

References

• FreeBSD handbook: Chapter 19. ZFS
• FreeBSD wiki: ZFS
• FreeBSD wiki: ZFS Quick Start Guide
• FreeBSD wiki: ZFS Tuning Guide
• FreeBSD wiki: Category ZFS

License

Author Information

Vladimir Botka