Using a freebsd bootable and gpart, how do I create 3 partitions?The first one should be of 512KB for booting Second should be of 2GB for SWAP and the rest of it should be zfs of 463GB .

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Using a freebsd bootable and gpart, how do I create 3 partitions?The first one should be of 512KB for booting
Second should be of 2GB for SWAP and the rest of it should be zfs of 463GB .

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To create three partitions on FreeBSD using the gpart utility, you can follow these steps:

Boot your system using the FreeBSD bootable media.
Open a terminal or console to access the command line.
Run the following command to start the gpart utility:
```
gpart create -s gpt ada0
```
This command initializes the GPT (GUID Partition Table) on the disk device ada0. Adjust the device name (ada0) according to your system.
Create the first partition for booting:
```
gpart add -t freebsd-boot -s 512K ada0
```
This command creates a partition of 512KB (-s 512K) with the type freebsd-boot on the disk device ada0.
Create the second partition for SWAP:
```
gpart add -t freebsd-swap -s 2G ada0
```
This command creates a partition of 2GB (-s 2G) with the type freebsd-swap on the disk device ada0.
Create the third partition for ZFS:
```
gpart add -t freebsd-zfs ada0
```
This command creates a partition with the type freebsd-zfs on the disk device ada0. The partition size will be the remaining space on the disk.
Verify the partition layout:
```
gpart show ada0
```
This command displays the partition table of ada0, showing the created partitions.
Once you have created the partitions, you can proceed with installing FreeBSD or configuring ZFS on the appropriate partition.

Remember to adjust the disk device name (ada0) according to your system. Also, ensure that you have a backup of any important data on the disk before partitioning it.

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