# create device for partitioning
gpart create -s gpt /dev/ada0

# create bootloader and boot partition
gpart add -t freebsd-boot -a 4k -s 512k /dev/ada0
gpart add -t freebsd-ufs -a 1m -s 1g -l boot1 /dev/ada0

# show partitions to verify
gpart show -l ada0

# add home and root partition on first disk
gpart add -t freebsd-ufs -a 1m -s 7g -l root1 /dev/ada0
gpart add -t freebsd-ufs -a 1m -s 1g -l home1 /dev/ada0

# add swap partition on first disk
gpart add -t freebsd-swap -a 1m -l swap1 /dev/ada0

# show partition layout
gpart show -l ada0

# mirror partition layout to second disk
gpart backup ada0 | gpart restore ada1

# show partition layout of both disks
gpart show -l ada0 ada1

# change labels on second disk
gpart modify -i 2 -l boot2 ada1
gpart modify -i 3 -l root2 ada1
gpart modify -i 4 -l home2 ada1
gpart modify -i 5 -l swap2 ada1

# verify proper partition layout
gpart show -l ada0 ada1

# write bootloader
gpart bootcode -b /boot/pmbr -p /boot/gptboot -i 1 ada0

# create striped partitions
gstripe label root /dev/gpt/root1 /dev/gpt/root2
gstripe label home /dev/gpt/home1 /dev/gpt/home2

ls /dev/stripe

# create encrypted partitions (-b asks for password during boot)
geli init -b /dev/stripe/root
geli init -b /dev/stripe/home

geli attach /dev/stripe/root
geli attach /dev/stripe/home

ls /dev/stripe

# create file systems
newfs -U -j -L boot /dev/gpt/boot1
newfs -U -j -L root /dev/stripe/root.eli
newfs -U -j -L home /dev/stripe/home.eli

# use swap partitions
swapon /dev/gpt/swap1 /dev/gpt/swap2

# mount partitions
mount /dev/stripe/root.eli /mnt
mkdir -p /mnt/usr/home
mount /dev/stripe/home.eli /mnt/usr/home
mkdir /mnt/boot.real
mount /dev/gpt/boot1 /mnt/boot.real
mkdir /mnt/boot.real/boot
mkdir /mnt/boot
mount -t nullfs /mnt/boot.real/boot /mnt/boot

# create fstab
vi /tmp/bsdinstall_etc/fstab

/dev/stripe/root.eli /          ufs    rw,noatime 1 1
/dev/stripe/home.eli /usr/home  ufs    rw,noatime 2 2
/dev/gpt/boot1       /boot.real ufs    rw,noatime 3 3
/boot.real/boot      /boot      nullfs rw         0 0

tmpfs                /tmp       tmpfs  rw         0 0

/dev/gpt/swap1       none       swap   sw         0 0
/dev/gpt/swap2       none       swap   sw         0 0

CTRL-D

# boot loader config
vi /boot/loader.conf

geom_stripe_load="YES"
geom_eli_load="YES"
vfs.root.mountfrom="ufs:stripe/root.eli"
aesni_load="YES"
tmpfs_load="YES"
nullfs_load="YES"

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freebsd-update fetch install
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