Re: [zfs-discuss] Pseudo file system access to snapshots?

2007-07-13 Thread Mike Gerdts
On 7/11/07, Matthew Ahrens [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: This restore problem is my key worry in deploying ZFS in the area where I see it as most beneficial. Another solution that would deal with the same problem is block-level deduplication. So far my queries in this area have been met with

Re: [zfs-discuss] Pseudo file system access to snapshots?

2007-07-11 Thread Darren J Moffat
Mike Gerdts wrote: Perhaps a better approach is to create a pseudo file system that looks like: mntpt/pool /@@ /@today /@yesterday /fs /@@ /@2007-06-01 /otherfs /@@ How is this

Re: [zfs-discuss] Pseudo file system access to snapshots?

2007-07-11 Thread Mike Gerdts
On 7/11/07, Darren J Moffat [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mike Gerdts wrote: Perhaps a better approach is to create a pseudo file system that looks like: mntpt/pool /@@ /@today /@yesterday /fs /@@ /@2007-06-01

Re: [zfs-discuss] Pseudo file system access to snapshots?

2007-07-11 Thread Matthew Ahrens
This restore problem is my key worry in deploying ZFS in the area where I see it as most beneficial. Another solution that would deal with the same problem is block-level deduplication. So far my queries in this area have been met with silence. I must have missed your messages on

[zfs-discuss] Pseudo file system access to snapshots?

2007-07-10 Thread Mike Gerdts
As I have been grappling with how I will manage ZFS backups using existing enterprise backup tools (e.g. Netbackup), it seems as though two approaches continue to dominate: 1) Just use the POSIX interface like is used for UFS, VxFS, etc. This has key the disadvantage that it is not