[zfs-discuss] zfs subdirectories to data set conversion

2009-01-12 Thread David Briand
Is there a simple way to convert subdirectories in a ZFS pool into data sets? thanks, -dave ___ zfs-discuss mailing list zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zfs-discuss

Re: [zfs-discuss] zfs subdirectories to data set conversion

2009-01-12 Thread Nicolas Williams
On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 12:14:09PM -0500, David Briand wrote: Is there a simple way to convert subdirectories in a ZFS pool into data sets? An inefficient and complicated, but fast way is to snapshot and clone the dataset containing the directory in question, then remove everything from the

Re: [zfs-discuss] zfs subdirectories to data set conversion

2009-01-12 Thread David Briand
Nicolas Williams wrote: On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 12:14:09PM -0500, David Briand wrote: Is there a simple way to convert subdirectories in a ZFS pool into data sets? An inefficient and complicated, but fast way is to snapshot and clone the dataset containing the

Re: [zfs-discuss] zfs subdirectories to data set conversion

2009-01-12 Thread Moore, Joe
Nicolas Williams wrote: It'd be awesome to have a native directory-dataset conversion feature in ZFS. And, relatedly, fast moves of files across datasets in the same volume. These two RFEs have been discussed to death in the list; see the archives. This would be a nice feature to have.

Re: [zfs-discuss] zfs subdirectories to data set conversion

2009-01-12 Thread Nicolas Williams
On Mon, Jan 12, 2009 at 01:59:10PM -0500, Moore, Joe wrote: Nicolas Williams wrote: It'd be awesome to have a native directory-dataset conversion feature in ZFS. And, relatedly, fast moves of files across datasets in the same volume. These two RFEs have been discussed to death in the