Re: [zfs-discuss] Change the volblocksize of a ZFS volume

2009-09-04 Thread Roch
stuart anderson writes: > > > > Question : > > > > > > > > Is there a way to change the volume blocksize > > say > > > via 'zfs snapshot send/receive'? > > > > > > > > As I see things, this isn't possible as the > > target > > > volume (including property values) gets > > overwritten >

Re: [zfs-discuss] Change the volblocksize of a ZFS volume

2009-08-29 Thread stuart anderson
> > > Question : > > > > > > Is there a way to change the volume blocksize > say > > via 'zfs snapshot send/receive'? > > > > > > As I see things, this isn't possible as the > target > > volume (including property values) gets > overwritten > > by 'zfs receive'. > > > > > > > By default, proper

Re: [zfs-discuss] Change the volblocksize of a ZFS volume

2009-08-29 Thread stuart anderson
> > Question : > > > > Is there a way to change the volume blocksize say > via 'zfs snapshot send/receive'? > > > > As I see things, this isn't possible as the target > volume (including property values) gets overwritten > by 'zfs receive'. > > > > By default, properties are not received. To p

Re: [zfs-discuss] Change the volblocksize of a ZFS volume

2008-10-14 Thread Richard Elling
Nick Smith wrote: > Dear all, > > Background: > > I have a ZFS volume with the incorrect volume blocksize for the filesystem > (NTFS) that it is supporting. > > This volume contains important data that is proving impossible to copy using > Windows XP Xen HVM that "owns" the data. > > The dispari

[zfs-discuss] Change the volblocksize of a ZFS volume

2008-10-14 Thread Nick Smith
Dear all, Background: I have a ZFS volume with the incorrect volume blocksize for the filesystem (NTFS) that it is supporting. This volume contains important data that is proving impossible to copy using Windows XP Xen HVM that "owns" the data. The disparity in volume blocksize (current set