Re: Read-only ZFS pools [PSARC/2010/306 FastTrack timeout 08/06/2010]

2010-08-04 Thread Michael Kearney
*+1* On 7/30/2010 2:08 PM, Tim Haley wrote: I am sponsoring the following fast-track for George Wilson. This case introduces the ability to import ZFS pools in a read-only mode. Requested binding is micro/patch. Timeout is 8/6/2010. Template Version: @(#)sac_nextcase 1.70 03/30/10 SMI This

Re: Read-only ZFS pools [PSARC/2010/306 FastTrack timeout 08/06/2010]

2010-08-04 Thread Nicolas Williams
Can two hosts import the same pool read-only? What happens if one host imports a pool read-only, then later another imports it read-write? Don't do that? Nico -- ___ opensolaris-arc mailing list opensolaris-arc@opensolaris.org

Re: Read-only ZFS pools [PSARC/2010/306 FastTrack timeout 08/06/2010]

2010-08-04 Thread George Wilson
Nicolas Williams wrote: Can two hosts import the same pool read-only? What happens if one host imports a pool read-only, then later another imports it read-write? Don't do that? Nico Yes, you can import this on two hosts read-only. If one host later import it read-write then the read-only

Re: Read-only ZFS pools [PSARC/2010/306 FastTrack timeout 08/06/2010]

2010-08-04 Thread Torrey McMahon
On 8/4/2010 2:36 PM, George Wilson wrote: Nicolas Williams wrote: Can two hosts import the same pool read-only? What happens if one host imports a pool read-only, then later another imports it read-write? Don't do that? Nico Yes, you can import this on two hosts read-only. If one host

Re: Read-only ZFS pools [PSARC/2010/306 FastTrack timeout 08/06/2010]

2010-08-04 Thread George Wilson
Torrey McMahon wrote: On 8/4/2010 2:36 PM, George Wilson wrote: Nicolas Williams wrote: Can two hosts import the same pool read-only? What happens if one host imports a pool read-only, then later another imports it read-write? Don't do that? Nico Yes, you can import this on two hosts

Re: Read-only ZFS pools [PSARC/2010/306 FastTrack timeout 08/06/2010]

2010-07-31 Thread George Wilson
Bill Sommerfeld wrote: On 07/30/10 13:08, Tim Haley wrote: When the 'readonly' property is 'on' (read-only) the following actions are performed: 1). pool is loaded but transaction processing is disabled 2). all filesystems and zvols are mounted in read-only mode 3). any intent-log replays are

Re: Read-only ZFS pools [PSARC/2010/306 FastTrack timeout 08/06/2010]

2010-07-31 Thread George Wilson
Bill Sommerfeld wrote: On 07/30/10 16:56, George Wilson wrote: No. I'm merely asking if, when you do a read-only import, zfs opens the underlying storage read-only doesn't ever attempt to write to it. (It sounds like this is the case). The spec discussed the read-only-ness entirely from

Read-only ZFS pools [PSARC/2010/306 FastTrack timeout 08/06/2010]

2010-07-30 Thread Tim Haley
I am sponsoring the following fast-track for George Wilson. This case introduces the ability to import ZFS pools in a read-only mode. Requested binding is micro/patch. Timeout is 8/6/2010. Template Version: @(#)sac_nextcase 1.70 03/30/10 SMI This information is Copyright (c) 2010, Oracle

Re: Read-only ZFS pools [PSARC/2010/306 FastTrack timeout 08/06/2010]

2010-07-30 Thread Bill Sommerfeld
On 07/30/10 16:56, George Wilson wrote: 2) is it possible to import, read-only, a pool stored on a write-protected device or set of devices? (in other words, one which has to be opened O_RDONLY or equivalent, and/or a device for which all writes fail?) Are you asking if this can be done