[zfs-discuss] snapshot question

2010-07-29 Thread Mark
I'm trying to understand how snapshots work in terms of how I can use them for recovering and/or duplicating virtual machines, and how I should set up my file system. I want to use OpenSolaris as a storage platform with NFS/ZFS for some development VMs; that is, the VMs use the OpenSolaris box

Re: [zfs-discuss] Snapshot question

2009-11-14 Thread Richard Elling
[mailto:zfs-discuss-boun...@opensolaris.org ] On Behalf Of Richard Elling Sent: Saturday, 14 November 2009 5:02 AM To: Rodrigo E. De León Plicet Cc: zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org Subject: Re: [zfs-discuss] Snapshot question On Nov 13, 2009, at 6:43 AM, Rodrigo E. De León Plicet wrote: While reading

[zfs-discuss] Snapshot question

2009-11-13 Thread Rodrigo E . De León Plicet
While reading about NILFS here: http://www.linux-mag.com/cache/7345/1.html I saw this: *One of the most noticeable features of NILFS is that it can continuously and automatically save instantaneous states of the file system without interrupting service. NILFS refers to these as checkpoints.

Re: [zfs-discuss] Snapshot question

2009-11-13 Thread Casper . Dik
While reading about NILFS here: http://www.linux-mag.com/cache/7345/1.html I saw this: *One of the most noticeable features of NILFS is that it can continu= ously and automatically save instantaneous states of the file system with= out interrupting service. NILFS refers to these as

Re: [zfs-discuss] Snapshot question

2009-11-13 Thread Richard Elling
On Nov 13, 2009, at 6:43 AM, Rodrigo E. De León Plicet wrote: While reading about NILFS here: http://www.linux-mag.com/cache/7345/1.html I saw this: One of the most noticeable features of NILFS is that it can continuously and automatically save instantaneous states of the file system

Re: [zfs-discuss] Snapshot question

2009-11-13 Thread Tristan Ball
-discuss-boun...@opensolaris.org] On Behalf Of Richard Elling Sent: Saturday, 14 November 2009 5:02 AM To: Rodrigo E. De León Plicet Cc: zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org Subject: Re: [zfs-discuss] Snapshot question On Nov 13, 2009, at 6:43 AM, Rodrigo E. De León Plicet wrote: While reading about NILFS