[zfs-discuss] using ZFS on new system

2010-11-05 Thread Chris Marquardt
I just got a new system and want to use ZFS. I want it look like it did on the old system. I'm not a systems person and I did not setup the current system. The guy who did no longer works here. Can I do zfs list and zpool list and get ALL the information I need to do this? Thanks, Chris --

Re: [zfs-discuss] using ZFS on new system

2010-11-05 Thread Sriram Narayanan
On Fri, Nov 5, 2010 at 6:41 PM, Chris Marquardt chris.marqua...@verizonwireless.com wrote: I just got a new system and want to use ZFS.  I want it look like it did on the old system.  I'm not a systems person and I did not setup the current system.  The guy who did no longer works here.  Can

Re: [zfs-discuss] using ZFS on new system

2010-11-05 Thread Khushil Dep
How is your current system setup as like Chris? What's the config of the new system? sperate disk array and head nodes or all in one boxes? --- W. A. Khushil Dep - khushil@gmail.com - 07905374843 Visit my blog at http://www.khushil.com/ On 5 November 2010 13:15, Sriram Narayanan

Re: [zfs-discuss] using ZFS on new system

2010-11-05 Thread Chris Marquardt
Thanks for your response(s). I was able to find someone here in another group that will setup ZFS for me. Whew !!! -- This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ zfs-discuss mailing list zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org

[zfs-discuss] ZFS vs mpxio vs cfgadm in Solaris.

2010-11-05 Thread Bryan Hodgson
Folks, I'm trying to figure out whether we should give ZFS / mpxio a shot on one of our research servers, or simply skip it (as we have previously). In Nov 2009 Cindy responded to a thread concerning ZFS device issues, cfgadm, and mpxio:

Re: [zfs-discuss] ZFS vs mpxio vs cfgadm in Solaris.

2010-11-05 Thread David Magda
On Fri, November 5, 2010 11:16, Bryan Hodgson wrote: [...] Do ZFS / mpxio / cfgadm issues still make mpxio an iffy proposition as a reliability enhancement? Is there a patch set that addresses ZFS / cfgadm / mpxio issues for s10u7? Have you considered using S10u9, but simply create pools

Re: [zfs-discuss] ZFS vs mpxio vs cfgadm in Solaris.

2010-11-05 Thread Bryan Hodgson
David Magda pointed out (in a note to me) that version is a property that can be set at pool create time, which solves my question concerning upgrading to s10u9 rather handily. Thank you, David. On Fri, Nov 05, 2010 at 11:16:18AM -0400, Bryan Hodgson wrote: Folks, I'm trying to figure out

Re: [zfs-discuss] zfs record size implications

2010-11-05 Thread Richard Elling
On Nov 4, 2010, at 10:59 AM, Rob Cohen wrote: I have read some conflicting things regarding the ZFs record size setting. Could you guys verify/correct my these statements: (These reflect my understanding, not necessarily the facts!) 1) The ZFS record size in a zvol is the unit that

Re: [zfs-discuss] ZFS vs mpxio vs cfgadm in Solaris.

2010-11-05 Thread Richard Elling
On Nov 5, 2010, at 8:16 AM, Bryan Hodgson wrote: Folks, I'm trying to figure out whether we should give ZFS / mpxio a shot on one of our research servers, or simply skip it (as we have previously). In Nov 2009 Cindy responded to a thread concerning ZFS device issues, cfgadm, and mpxio: