OpenSolaris Forums <no-re...@opensolaris.org> writes: > if you rsync data to zfs over existing files, you need to take > something more into account: > > if you have a snapshot of your files and rsync the same files again, > you need to use "--inplace" rsync option , otherwise completely new > blocks will be allocated for the new files. that`s because rsync > will write entirely new file and rename it over the old one. > > not sure if this applies here, but i think it`s worth mentioning and > not obvious.....
In the particular case it didn't apply as it was a first time run but good to know what happens with rsync. _______________________________________________ zfs-discuss mailing list zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zfs-discuss
