There are few rough edges in the main tab when creating pools:
- The option to select ZFS is hidden in disk properties.
- The current flow creates a pool with default file system with no obvious place to change it.
- There is lots of scrolling over the array section when creating pools.
- After starting the array, a new pool appears in kind of error condition "Unable to mount", and Format command is at the bottom of a long page. There is no hint from "Unable.." to "Format".
I suggest that "Add Pool" dialog asks what file system to use and other file system options. There should be also a checkbox "Format disks", so that when i create a pool from disks with no partitions, all i need to do is start the array, and the pool eventually gets ready. E.g.:
Pool name: pool Disk slots: 5 File System: ZFS FS Options: RAIDZ2 etc Format all pool disks: X The formatting starts after array is started if all disks are empty with no partitions detected.
The main tab could use some collapsible panels, or auto-scroll (https://host/Main#poolid) to the pool section after adding a disk. Especially if the old array section is unused.
None of these are showstoppers. But i remember stumbling with same issues last year when i converted the cache in my 6.x main server to a zfs pool. Creating a pool is a rare occurrence, so i took the chance to report this now while fresh in memory.
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