A lesson we learned with Solaris Zones applies here to ZFS. Accomplishing
high-level goals, e.g. "prepare an appropriate environment for application XYZ
installation (Zones)" or "prepare an appropriate filesystem for application XYZ
data (ZFS)" is different than it was before Solaris 10. For Zones, a Sun
BluePrint, "Solaris Containers Technology Architecture Guide", was written to
begin to address this need.
Fortunately, with ZFS it will be easier to determine appropriate factors and
settings than it was for earlier filesystems. However, documenting the lessons
learned in a wiki would be very valuable.
Nathanael Burton wrote:
Just some random thoughts on this...
One of the initial design criteria of ZFS is that it's simple. If it's not,
that was a bug...
If we need tutorials to use the zfs commands, has something missed the mark?
If the information that is needed to do the work is NOT in the man pages,
perhaps we could look to address that...
Personally, I'd prefer to read a manpage than scour the web for a tutorial
that may or may not be current.
hm... man zfs_tutorial? :)
Nathan.
Tutorial might have been the wrong word. Man pages are good for finding quick
reference about specific commands, syntax, basic functionality. I understand
that ZFS was built around being simple but powerful. Some users/admins have
trouble seeing the "big picture"...putting it all together. This is where I
feel the power of a wiki, or any centralized documentation space related to
ZFS, could be of benefit.
Also things that may not be explained in a man page such as tying other
applications in with ZFS, such as NetBackup and ZFS(?), ZFS and zones, ZFS and
Oracle, etc. Most of those topics wouldn't be in a man page(except the zones
one), but are important topics that could be very useful.
-Nate
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