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Debian/Ubuntu: Fix the partition clearing steps

Richard Laager 2017-06-09 20:18:17 -05:00
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Debian-Jessie-Root-on-ZFS.md

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## Step 2: Disk Formatting
2.1 If you are re-using any disks which were previously in an MD array, zero the MD superblock now to avoid corruption if MD were to try to assemble the old array.
2.1 If you are re-using a disk, clear it as necessary:
If the disk was previously used in an MD array, zero the superblock:
# apt install --yes mdadm
# mdadm --zero-superblock --force /dev/disk/by-id/scsi-SATA_disk1
Clear the partition table:
# sgdisk --zap-all /dev/disk/by-id/scsi-SATA_disk1
2.2 Partition your disk:
Run this if you need legacy (BIOS) booting:

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Ubuntu-16.04-Root-on-ZFS.md

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2.1 If you are re-using a disk, clear it as necessary:
If the disk was previously used in an MD array, zero the superblock:
# apt install --yes mdadm
# mdadm --zero-superblock --force /dev/disk/by-id/scsi-SATA_disk1
Clear the partition table:
# sgdisk --zap /dev/disk/by-id/scsi-SATA_disk1
# sgdisk --zap-all /dev/disk/by-id/scsi-SATA_disk1
2.2 Partition your disk:

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Ubuntu-16.10-Root-on-ZFS.md

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2.1 If you are re-using a disk, clear it as necessary:
If the disk was previously used in an MD array, zero the superblock:
# apt install --yes mdadm
# mdadm --zero-superblock --force /dev/disk/by-id/scsi-SATA_disk1
Clear the partition table:
# sgdisk --zap /dev/disk/by-id/scsi-SATA_disk1
# sgdisk --zap-all /dev/disk/by-id/scsi-SATA_disk1
2.2 Partition your disk: