X-Git-Url: https://git.proxmox.com/?p=pve-docs.git;a=blobdiff_plain;f=local-zfs.adoc;h=e3c65de7c51faa3751ef6f300db5b92376560896;hp=aae89e0e64314f7b0780b67ea83800a7d611e44f;hb=cca0540e3c901f681c534578d60f97cf1f4fff0d;hpb=1748211a7e3b4d6bb82970f82f5569f75bf16ab2 diff --git a/local-zfs.adoc b/local-zfs.adoc index aae89e0..e3c65de 100644 --- a/local-zfs.adoc +++ b/local-zfs.adoc @@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ Bootloader Depending on whether the system is booted in EFI or legacy BIOS mode the {pve} installer sets up either `grub` or `systemd-boot` as main bootloader. -See the chapter on xref:system_booting[bootladers] for details. +See the chapter on xref:sysboot[{pve} host bootladers] for details. ZFS Administration @@ -256,6 +256,12 @@ can be used as cache. sgdisk -R sgdisk -G zpool replace -f + pve-efiboot-tool format + pve-efiboot-tool init + +NOTE: `ESP` stands for EFI System Partition, which is setup as partition #2 on +bootable disks setup by the {pve} installer since version 5.4. For details, see +xref:sysboot_systemd_boot_setup[Setting up a new partition for use as synced ESP]. Activate E-Mail Notification @@ -343,3 +349,83 @@ improve performance when sufficient memory exists in a system. | vm.swappiness = 60 | The default value. | vm.swappiness = 100 | The kernel will swap aggressively. |=========================================================== + +[[zfs_encryption]] +.Encrypted ZFS Datasets + +ZFS on Linux version 0.8.0 introduced support for native encryption of +datasets. After an upgrade from previous ZFS on Linux versions, the encryption +feature needs to be enabled per pool: + +---- +# zpool get feature@encryption tank +NAME PROPERTY VALUE SOURCE +tank feature@encryption disabled local + +# zpool set feature@encryption=enabled + +# zpool get feature@encryption tank +NAME PROPERTY VALUE SOURCE +tank feature@encryption enabled local +---- + +WARNING: There is currently no support for booting from pools with encrypted +datasets using Grub, and only limited support for automatically unlocking +encrypted datasets on boot. Older versions of ZFS without encryption support +will not be able to decrypt stored data. + +NOTE: It is recommended to either unlock storage datasets manually after +booting, or to write a custom unit to pass the key material needed for +unlocking on boot to `zfs load-key`. + +WARNING: Establish and test a backup procedure before enabling encryption of +production data.If the associated key material/passphrase/keyfile has been +lost, accessing the encrypted data is no longer possible. + +Encryption needs to be setup when creating datasets/zvols, and is inherited by +default to child datasets. For example, to create an encrypted dataset +`tank/encrypted_data` and configure it as storage in {pve}, run the following +commands: + +---- +# zfs create -o encryption=on -o keyformat=passphrase tank/encrypted_data +Enter passphrase: +Re-enter passphrase: + +# pvesm add zfspool encrypted_zfs -pool tank/encrypted_data +---- + +All guest volumes/disks create on this storage will be encrypted with the +shared key material of the parent dataset. + +To actually use the storage, the associated key material needs to be loaded +with `zfs load-key`: + +---- +# zfs load-key tank/encrypted_data +Enter passphrase for 'tank/encrypted_data': +---- + +It is also possible to use a (random) keyfile instead of prompting for a +passphrase by setting the `keylocation` and `keyformat` properties, either at +creation time or with `zfs change-key`: + +---- +# dd if=/dev/urandom of=/path/to/keyfile bs=32 count=1 + +# zfs change-key -o keyformat=raw -o keylocation=file:///path/to/keyfile tank/encrypted_data +---- + +WARNING: When using a keyfile, special care needs to be taken to secure the +keyfile against unauthorized access or accidental loss. Without the keyfile, it +is not possible to access the plaintext data! + +A guest volume created underneath an encrypted dataset will have its +`encryptionroot` property set accordingly. The key material only needs to be +loaded once per encryptionroot to be available to all encrypted datasets +underneath it. + +See the `encryptionroot`, `encryption`, `keylocation`, `keyformat` and +`keystatus` properties, the `zfs load-key`, `zfs unload-key` and `zfs +change-key` commands and the `Encryption` section from `man zfs` for more +details and advanced usage.