On 02/16/11 07:38, white...@gmail.com wrote:
Is it possible to use a portable drive to copy the
initial zfs filesystem(s) to the remote location and then make the
subsequent incrementals over the network?
Yes.
> If so, what would I need to do
to make sure it is an exact copy? Thank you,
Rough outline:
plug removable storage into source or a system near the source.
zpool create backup pool on removable storage
use an appropriate combination of zfs send & zfs receive to copy bits.
zpool export backup pool.
unplug removable storage
move it
plug it in to remote server
zpool import backup pool
use zfs send -i to verify that incrementals work
(I did something like the above when setting up my home backup because I
initially dinked around with the backup pool hooked up to a laptop and
then moved it to a desktop system).
optional: use zpool attach to mirror the removable storage to something
faster/better/..., then after the mirror completes zpool detach to free
up the removable storage.
- Bill
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