> > On the surface it looked like the perfect match: Run rsync, and when
> > done, take a ZFS snapshot.
> >
> 
> It is, and if you turn on compression, it is better than perfect ;-)
> And with dedup, it will be even better.

Compression and dedup are indeed cool.  Be conscious of the side-effects.
They both require processing time, and they both slow down the filesystem.
This might be acceptable for your situation, especially because it's a
backup drive.


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