[zfs-discuss] damaged dataset + zdb coredumps

2008-12-20 Thread Emmanuel
I posted the article below in October and I have been waiting for 2008.11 hoping that the update would magically sort out my problem (basically, after a power cut, my pool imports but one of the datasets doesn't - the other datasets as well as their contents are visible and seem fully functional

Re: [zfs-discuss] How to create a basic new filesystem?

2008-12-20 Thread Richard Elling
Uwe Dippel wrote: > Now I modified the slice s0, so that is doesn't overlap with s2 (the whole > disk) any longer: > > Part TagFlag Cylinders SizeBlocks > 0 rootwm 3 - 10432 159.80GB(10430/0/0) 335115900 > 1 unassignedwm 0

Re: [zfs-discuss] How to create a basic new filesystem?

2008-12-20 Thread Uwe Dippel
[i]prtvtoc /dev/dsk/c1d0s2 | fmthard -s - /dev/rdsk/c2d0s2[/i] Tim, I understand what you try to do here, and had thought of something likewise myself. But - please see my first post - it is not just a mirror that I want, the disk is of a different size, and so is the bf-partition. If I simply

Re: [zfs-discuss] How to create a basic new filesystem?

2008-12-20 Thread Tim
On Sat, Dec 20, 2008 at 7:02 PM, Uwe Dippel wrote: > Now I modified the slice s0, so that is doesn't overlap with s2 (the whole > disk) any longer: > > Part TagFlag Cylinders SizeBlocks > 0 rootwm 3 - 10432 159.80GB(10430/0/0) 335115900 >

Re: [zfs-discuss] replicating a set of zfs snapshots

2008-12-20 Thread Ian Collins
Elaine Ashton wrote: >> You are sending a full copy of tank/snapshot. >> > > Well, yes, but it wasn't the behaviour I was quite expecting. > > I suspect that a 'zfs copy' or somesuch would be a nice utility when wanting > to shove a parent and all of it's snapshots to another system. > >

Re: [zfs-discuss] replicating a set of zfs snapshots

2008-12-20 Thread Elaine Ashton
> You are sending a full copy of tank/snapshot. Well, yes, but it wasn't the behaviour I was quite expecting. I suspect that a 'zfs copy' or somesuch would be a nice utility when wanting to shove a parent and all of it's snapshots to another system. > If you just want the snapshots, send them

Re: [zfs-discuss] SMART data

2008-12-20 Thread Mam Ruoc
> Carsten wrote: > I will ask my boss about this (since he is the one > mentioned in the > copyright line of smartctl ;)), please stay tuned. How is this going? I'm very interested too... Mam -- This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ zfs-discuss

Re: [zfs-discuss] replicating a set of zfs snapshots

2008-12-20 Thread Ian Collins
Elaine Ashton wrote: > I currently have a host that serves as a nominal backup host by receiving > nightly differential snapshots of datasets/filesystems from a fileserver. > > Say that I want to move those snapshots to another system /as they are/ and > continue to to do nightly snapshots from t

Re: [zfs-discuss] How to create a basic new filesystem?

2008-12-20 Thread Uwe Dippel
Now I modified the slice s0, so that is doesn't overlap with s2 (the whole disk) any longer: Part TagFlag Cylinders SizeBlocks 0 rootwm 3 - 10432 159.80GB(10430/0/0) 335115900 1 unassignedwm 00 (0/0/0)

[zfs-discuss] replicating a set of zfs snapshots

2008-12-20 Thread Elaine Ashton
I currently have a host that serves as a nominal backup host by receiving nightly differential snapshots of datasets/filesystems from a fileserver. Say that I want to move those snapshots to another system /as they are/ and continue to to do nightly snapshots from the fileserver only to a new ho

Re: [zfs-discuss] ZFS poor performance on Areca 1231ML

2008-12-20 Thread Dmitry Razguliaev
Hi, I faced with a similar problem, like Ross, but still have not found a solution. I have raidz out of 9 sata disks connected to internal and 2 external sata controllers. Bonnie++ gives me the following results: nexenta,8G,104393,43,159637,30,57855,13,77677,38,56296,7,281.8,1,16,26450,99,+,

[zfs-discuss] Question on RaidZ expansion

2008-12-20 Thread David Markey
Hello, Im curious on the status on zfs raidz expansion(i.e adding a disk to a 3 disk raidz). I know there was some work done on this feature and i know there is some demand for it in the home server market. Thanks. David ___ zfs-discuss mailing lis

Re: [zfs-discuss] How to create a basic new filesystem?

2008-12-20 Thread Gary Mills
On Sat, Dec 20, 2008 at 06:10:10AM -0800, Uwe Dippel wrote: > > thanks. All my servers run OpenBSD, so I know the difference between > a DOS-partition and a slice. :) My background is Solaris SPARC, where things are simpler. Solaris writes a label to a physical disk to define slices (Solaris par

Re: [zfs-discuss] How to create a basic new filesystem?

2008-12-20 Thread Uwe Dippel
Gary, thanks. All my servers run OpenBSD, so I know the difference between a DOS-partition and a slice. :) My confusion is about the labels. I could not label it what I wanted, like zfsed or pool, it had to be root. And since we can have only a single bf-partition per drive (dsk), I was thinkin

Re: [zfs-discuss] How to create a basic new filesystem?

2008-12-20 Thread Uwe Dippel
This is what I did: partition> print Current partition table (original): Total disk cylinders available: 10442 + 2 (reserved cylinders) Part TagFlag Cylinders SizeBlocks 0 rootwm 3 - 10441 159.93GB(10439/0/0) 335405070 1 unassignedw

Re: [zfs-discuss] How to create a basic new filesystem?

2008-12-20 Thread Gary Mills
On Sat, Dec 20, 2008 at 03:52:46AM -0800, Uwe Dippel wrote: > This might sound sooo simple, but it isn't. I read the ZFS Administration > Guide and it did not give an answer; at least no simple answer, simple enough > for me to understand. > The intention is to follow the thread "Easiest way to r

Re: [zfs-discuss] General question about ZFS and RAIDZ

2008-12-20 Thread Mario Goebbels
>>> with my general question about ZFS and RAIDZ I want the following to >>> know: >>> Must all harddisks for the storage pool have the same capacity or is >>> it possible to use harddisks with different capacities? >> >> Lowest common denominator applies here. Creating a RAIDZ from a 100GB, >> 200

Re: [zfs-discuss] How to create a basic new filesystem?

2008-12-20 Thread Peter Tribble
On Sat, Dec 20, 2008 at 1:11 PM, Uwe Dippel wrote: > Thanks, Peter! > > (and I really wished the Admin Guide was more practical). So we still do need > the somewhat arcane format->partition-> tool! I guess, the step that ZFS > saves is newfs, then?! If you want to use the whole disk then zfs wi

Re: [zfs-discuss] How to create a basic new filesystem?

2008-12-20 Thread Uwe Dippel
Thanks, Peter! (and I really wished the Admin Guide was more practical). So we still do need the somewhat arcane format->partition-> tool! I guess, the step that ZFS saves is newfs, then?! Uwe -- This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ zfs-discu

Re: [zfs-discuss] General question about ZFS and RAIDZ

2008-12-20 Thread Mario Goebbels
> with my general question about ZFS and RAIDZ I want the following to know: > Must all harddisks for the storage pool have the same capacity or is it > possible to use harddisks with different capacities? Lowest common denominator applies here. Creating a RAIDZ from a 100GB, 200GB and 300GB disk

[zfs-discuss] General question about ZFS and RAIDZ

2008-12-20 Thread Juergen Dankoweit
Hello to the forum, with my general question about ZFS and RAIDZ I want the following to know: Must all harddisks for the storage pool have the same capacity or is it possible to use harddisks with different capacities? Many thanks for the answers. Best regards JueDan -- This message posted f

Re: [zfs-discuss] How to create a basic new filesystem?

2008-12-20 Thread Peter Tribble
On Sat, Dec 20, 2008 at 11:52 AM, Uwe Dippel wrote: > This might sound sooo simple, but it isn't. I read the ZFS Administration > Guide and it did not give an answer; at least no simple answer, simple enough > for me to understand. > The intention is to follow the thread "Easiest way to replace

[zfs-discuss] How to create a basic new filesystem?

2008-12-20 Thread Uwe Dippel
This might sound sooo simple, but it isn't. I read the ZFS Administration Guide and it did not give an answer; at least no simple answer, simple enough for me to understand. The intention is to follow the thread "Easiest way to replace a boot disk with a larger one". The command given would be