Re: [zfs-discuss] j4200 drive carriers

2009-03-27 Thread Mertol Ozyoney
Hi All ; As you can read below I carry a Sun bath so my opinions could be a little bit biased :) There are couple of reasons why you may consider a J series JBOD against some other whitebox unit. 1) Dual IO module option 2) Multipath support 3) Zone support [multi host connecting to same JBOD

Re: [zfs-discuss] How to increase rpool size in a VM?

2009-03-27 Thread Harry Putnam
bob netherton bob.nether...@gmail.com writes: Bob Doolittle wrote: Blake wrote: You need to use 'installgrub' to get the right boot pits in place on your new disk. I did that, but it didn't help. I ran: installgrub /boot/grub/stage1 /boot/grub/stage2 /dev/rdsk/c4t1d0s0 Is it OK to

[zfs-discuss] RFE: creating multiple clones in one zfs(1) call and one txg

2009-03-27 Thread Alec Muffett
Hi, The inability to create more than 1 clone at a time (ie: in separate TXGs) is something which has hampered me (and several projects on which I have worked) for some years, now. Specifically I am looking at various forms of diskless grid/cloud environments where you create a golden

Re: [zfs-discuss] RFE: creating multiple clones in one zfs(1) call and one txg

2009-03-27 Thread Mark J Musante
On Fri, 27 Mar 2009, Alec Muffett wrote: The inability to create more than 1 clone at a time (ie: in separate TXGs) is something which has hampered me (and several projects on which I have worked) for some years, now. Hi Alec, Does CR 6475257 cover what you're looking for? Regards, markm

Re: [zfs-discuss] RFE: creating multiple clones in one zfs(1) call and one txg

2009-03-27 Thread Alec Muffett
I would like to apologise to those reading via the forums, because I used BNF anglebrackets and even though I sent a plaintext message, it lost my text as HTML... zfs multiclone tank/f...@1 tank/PATTERN BEGIN END [STRIDE] -a ___

Re: [zfs-discuss] RFE: creating multiple clones in one zfs(1) call and one txg

2009-03-27 Thread Darren J Moffat
Mark J Musante wrote: On Fri, 27 Mar 2009, Alec Muffett wrote: The inability to create more than 1 clone at a time (ie: in separate TXGs) is something which has hampered me (and several projects on which I have worked) for some years, now. Hi Alec, Does CR 6475257 cover what you're looking

Re: [zfs-discuss] Recovering data from a corrupted zpool

2009-03-27 Thread Richard Elling
Matthew Angelo wrote: Hi there, Is there a way to get as much data as possible off an existing slightly corrupted zpool? I have a 2 disk stripe which I'm moving to new storage. I will be moving it to a ZFS Mirror, however at the moment I'm having problems with ZFS Panic'ing the system

Re: [zfs-discuss] RFE: creating multiple clones in one zfs(1) call and one txg

2009-03-27 Thread Richard Elling
Alec Muffett wrote: I would like to apologise to those reading via the forums, because I used BNF anglebrackets and even though I sent a plaintext message, it lost my text as HTML... zfs multiclone tank/f...@1 tank/PATTERN BEGIN END [STRIDE] So much for an easy-to-use CLI :-O How about

Re: [zfs-discuss] RFE: creating multiple clones in one zfs(1) call and one txg

2009-03-27 Thread Alec Muffett
So much for an easy-to-use CLI :-O How about feeding in a file containing names instead (qv fmthard -s)? Not terribly script-friendly; I suffered that sort of thing with zonecfg and zoneadm (create a controlfile and squirt it into another command) and deemed it a horrible hack. They are

Re: [zfs-discuss] RFE: creating multiple clones in one zfs(1) call and one txg

2009-03-27 Thread Darren J Moffat
Alec Muffett wrote: So much for an easy-to-use CLI :-O How about feeding in a file containing names instead (qv fmthard -s)? Not terribly script-friendly; I suffered that sort of thing with zonecfg and zoneadm (create a controlfile and squirt it into another command) and deemed it a horrible

Re: [zfs-discuss] RFE: creating multiple clones in one zfs(1) call and one txg

2009-03-27 Thread Alec Muffett
The reason for the pattern based filenames is because: a) that is probably what is wanted most of the time anyway b) it is easy to pass from userland to kernel - you pass the rules (after some userland sanity checking first) as is. Just to quote what I wrote back

Re: [zfs-discuss] RFE: creating multiple clones in one zfs(1) call and one txg

2009-03-27 Thread Chris Kirby
On Mar 27, 2009, at 10:33 AM, Darren J Moffat wrote: a) that is probably what is wanted most of the time anyway b) it is easy to pass from userland to kernel - you pass the rules (after some userland sanity checking first) as is. But doesn't that also exclude the

Re: [zfs-discuss] RFE: creating multiple clones in one zfs(1) call and one txg

2009-03-27 Thread Darren J Moffat
Chris Kirby wrote: On Mar 27, 2009, at 10:33 AM, Darren J Moffat wrote: a) that is probably what is wanted most of the time anyway b) it is easy to pass from userland to kernel - you pass the rules (after some userland sanity checking first) as is. But doesn't that also

Re: [zfs-discuss] RFE: creating multiple clones in one zfs(1) call and one txg

2009-03-27 Thread Miles Nordin
djm == Darren J Moffat darr...@opensolaris.org writes: djm I'm not saying passing a list of names over the ioctl is djm impossible, more it just doesn't feel right to me at the djm moment - but I'm happy to be convinced otherwise. im not sure I want to convince you otherwise. but here

[zfs-discuss] is zpool export/import | faster than rsync or cp

2009-03-27 Thread Harry Putnam
I need to move data from one zpool to another, lock stock and barrel, Being from linux background my instinct was to use rsync. But then I remembered seeing the `export/import options in man zpool.. And I've seen mention of them here too, but didn't pay attention since I'd noticed no need yet.

Re: [zfs-discuss] is zpool export/import | faster than rsync or cp

2009-03-27 Thread Ian Collins
Harry Putnam wrote: I need to move data from one zpool to another, lock stock and barrel, Being from linux background my instinct was to use rsync. But then I remembered seeing the `export/import options in man zpool.. And I've seen mention of them here too, but didn't pay attention since I'd

Re: [zfs-discuss] is zpool export/import | faster than rsync or cp

2009-03-27 Thread Fajar A. Nugraha
On Sat, Mar 28, 2009 at 5:05 AM, Harry Putnam rea...@newsguy.com wrote: Now I'm wondering if the export/import sub commands might not be a good bit faster. I believe the greatest advantage of zfs send/receive over rsync is not about speed, but rather it's on zfs send -R, which would (from man

Re: [zfs-discuss] RFE: creating multiple clones in one zfs(1) call and one txg

2009-03-27 Thread Carson Gaspar
Darren J Moffat wrote: ... Agreed, but other than pattern based I can't at the moment thing of a nice way to pass all the names over the /dev/zfs ioctl call while maintaining the fact it is pretty much all fixed size. I'm not saying passing a list of names over the ioctl is impossible, more

Re: [zfs-discuss] is zpool export/import | faster than rsync or cp

2009-03-27 Thread Robert Milkowski
Hello Harry, Friday, March 27, 2009, 10:05:50 PM, you wrote: HP I need to move data from one zpool to another, lock stock and HP barrel, HP Being from linux background my instinct was to use rsync. But then I HP remembered seeing the `export/import options in man zpool.. And I've HP seen

[zfs-discuss] Growing a zpool mirror breaks on Adaptec 1205sa PCI

2009-03-27 Thread Harry Putnam
Setup: Osol.11 build 109 Athlon64 3400+ Aopen AK-86L mobo adeptec 1250sa Sata PCI controller card [re-posted from accidental post to osol `general' group] I'm having trouble with an adaptec 1205sa (non-raid) SATA PCI card. It was all working fine when I plugged 2 used sata 200gb disks of a

Re: [zfs-discuss] is zpool export/import | faster than rsync or cp

2009-03-27 Thread Harry Putnam
[...] Harry wrote: Now I'm wondering if the export/import sub commands might not be a good bit faster. Ian Collins i...@ianshome.com answered: I think you are thinking of zfs send/receive. I've never done a direct comparison, but zfs send/receive would be my preferred way to move

Re: [zfs-discuss] is zpool export/import | faster than rsync or cp

2009-03-27 Thread Ahmed Kamal
ZFS replication basics at http://cuddletech.com/blog/pivot/entry.php?id=984 Regards On Sat, Mar 28, 2009 at 1:57 AM, Harry Putnam rea...@newsguy.com wrote: [...] Harry wrote: Now I'm wondering if the export/import sub commands might not be a good bit faster. Ian Collins

Re: [zfs-discuss] j4200 drive carriers

2009-03-27 Thread jpdrawneek
Mertol Ozyoney wrote: Hi All ; As you can read below I carry a Sun bath so my opinions could be a little bit biased :) There are couple of reasons why you may consider a J series JBOD against some other whitebox unit. 1) Dual IO module option You can probably buy 2 white box for 1 J

Re: [zfs-discuss] Growing a zpool mirror breaks on Adaptec 1205sa PCI

2009-03-27 Thread Ian Collins
Harry Putnam wrote: Setup: Osol.11 build 109 Athlon64 3400+ Aopen AK-86L mobo adeptec 1250sa Sata PCI controller card [re-posted from accidental post to osol `general' group] I'm having trouble with an adaptec 1205sa (non-raid) SATA PCI card. It was all working fine when I plugged 2 used sata