Miles Nordin wrote: > > mb> 5) Given that this is all cheap PC hardware ... can I move a > mb> disk from a broken controller to another > > zpool export, zpool import. > I was testing with the rpool, but "zpool import -f" when booting for the CD did the trick. Thanks for the hint. > If the pool is only DEGRADED it would be nice to do it online, but I > don't know a way to do that. > > mb> How does this idea sound to you? > > I think you need a backup in a separate pool or a non-ZFS filesystem. > The backup could be .tar files or an extracted rsync copy, but somehow > I think you need protection against losing the whole pool to software > bugs or operator error. There are other cases where you might want to > destroy and recreate the pool, like wanting to remove a slog or change > the raidz/raidz2/mirror level, but I think that's not why you need it. > You need it for protection. losing the pool is really possible. > I do intend to keep backups both before and after, but are you referring to the actual migration or when everything is completed? I know the data is at risk while transferring the old content and when attaching the third drive; what I'm worried about is if I'm risking it more than usual when the procedure is done?
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