Re: [zfs-discuss] Would a device list output be a reasonable feature for zpool(1)?

2007-10-09 Thread Matthew Ahrens
MC wrote: With the arrival of ZFS, the format command is well on its way to deprecation station. But how else do you list the devices that zpool can create pools out of? Would it be reasonable to enhance zpool to list the vdevs that are available to it? Perhaps as part of the help

Re: [zfs-discuss] Would a device list output be a reasonable feature for zpool(1)?

2007-09-17 Thread Ellis, Mike
Yup... With Leadville/MPXIO targets in the 32-digit range, identifying the new storage/LUNs is not a trivial operatrion. -- MikeE -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Russ Petruzzelli Sent: Monday, September 17, 2007 1:51 PM To:

Re: [zfs-discuss] Would a device list output be a reasonable feature for zpool(1)?

2007-09-17 Thread MC
Just to answer one of my questions, df seems to work pretty well. That said I still think the zpool creation tool would do well to list what it can create zpools out of. This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ zfs-discuss mailing list

Re: [zfs-discuss] Would a device list output be a reasonable feature for zpool(1)?

2007-09-17 Thread Russ Petruzzelli
Seconded! MC wrote: With the arrival of ZFS, the format command is well on its way to deprecation station. But how else do you list the devices that zpool can create pools out of? Would it be reasonable to enhance zpool to list the vdevs that are available to it? Perhaps as part of the

Re: [zfs-discuss] Would a device list output be a reasonable feature for zpool(1)?

2007-09-17 Thread James C. McPherson
Ellis, Mike wrote: With Leadville/MPXIO targets in the 32-digit range, identifying the new storage/LUNs is not a trivial operatrion. Have a look at my devid/guid presentation for some details on how we use them with ZFS/SVM: http://www.jmcp.homeunix.com/~jmcp/WhatIsAGuide.pdf James C.

Re: [zfs-discuss] Would a device list output be a reasonable feature for zpool(1)?

2007-09-17 Thread James C. McPherson
A Darren Dunham wrote: On Tue, Sep 18, 2007 at 10:11:11AM +1000, James C. McPherson wrote: Have a look at my devid/guid presentation for some details on how we use them with ZFS/SVM: http://www.jmcp.homeunix.com/~jmcp/WhatIsAGuide.pdf Ah, a very silent 'e'... :-)