Re: [zfs-discuss] Difficulty testing an SSD as a ZIL
On 30.10.09 02:13, Scott Meilicke wrote: Hi all, I received my SSD, and wanted to test it out using fake zpools with files as backing stores before attaching it to my production pool. However, when I exported the test pool and imported, I get an error. Here is what I did: I created a file to use as a backing store for my new pool: mkfile 1g /data01/test2/1gtest Created a new pool: zpool create ziltest2 /data01/test2/1gtest Added the SSD as a log: zpool add -f ziltest2 log c7t1d0 (c7t1d0 is my SSD. I used the -f option since I had done this before with a pool called 'ziltest', same results) A 'zpool status' returned no errors. Exported: zpool export ziltest2 Imported: zpool import -d /data01/test2 ziltest2 cannot import 'ziltest2': one or more devices is currently unavailable This happened twice with two different test pools using file-based backing stores. I am nervous about adding the SSD to my production pool. Any ideas why I am getting the import error? There's no c7t1d0s0 in /data01/test2, use one more -d: zpool import -d /dev/dsk -d /data01/test2 ziltest2 victor ___ zfs-discuss mailing list zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zfs-discuss
Re: [zfs-discuss] Difficulty testing an SSD as a ZIL
Excellent! That worked just fine. Thank you Victor. -Scott -- This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ zfs-discuss mailing list zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zfs-discuss
[zfs-discuss] Difficulty testing an SSD as a ZIL
Hi all, I received my SSD, and wanted to test it out using fake zpools with files as backing stores before attaching it to my production pool. However, when I exported the test pool and imported, I get an error. Here is what I did: I created a file to use as a backing store for my new pool: mkfile 1g /data01/test2/1gtest Created a new pool: zpool create ziltest2 /data01/test2/1gtest Added the SSD as a log: zpool add -f ziltest2 log c7t1d0 (c7t1d0 is my SSD. I used the -f option since I had done this before with a pool called 'ziltest', same results) A 'zpool status' returned no errors. Exported: zpool export ziltest2 Imported: zpool import -d /data01/test2 ziltest2 cannot import 'ziltest2': one or more devices is currently unavailable This happened twice with two different test pools using file-based backing stores. I am nervous about adding the SSD to my production pool. Any ideas why I am getting the import error? Thanks, Scott -- This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ zfs-discuss mailing list zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zfs-discuss
