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Preface

1.  Oracle Solaris ZFS File System (Introduction)

2.  Getting Started With Oracle Solaris ZFS

3.  Managing Oracle Solaris ZFS Storage Pools

Components of a ZFS Storage Pool

Using Disks in a ZFS Storage Pool

Using Slices in a ZFS Storage Pool

Using Files in a ZFS Storage Pool

Considerations for ZFS Storage Pools

Replication Features of a ZFS Storage Pool

Mirrored Storage Pool Configuration

RAID-Z Storage Pool Configuration

ZFS Hybrid Storage Pool

Self-Healing Data in a Redundant Configuration

Dynamic Striping in a Storage Pool

Creating and Destroying ZFS Storage Pools

Creating ZFS Storage Pools

Creating a Basic Storage Pool

Creating a Mirrored Storage Pool

Creating a ZFS Root Pool

Creating a RAID-Z Storage Pool

Creating a ZFS Storage Pool With Log Devices

Creating a ZFS Storage Pool With Cache Devices

Cautions For Creating Storage Pools

Displaying Storage Pool Virtual Device Information

Handling ZFS Storage Pool Creation Errors

Detecting In-Use Devices

Mismatched Replication Levels

Doing a Dry Run of Storage Pool Creation

Default Mount Point for Storage Pools

Destroying ZFS Storage Pools

Destroying a Pool With Unavailable Devices

Managing Devices in ZFS Storage Pools

Adding Devices to a Storage Pool

Attaching and Detaching Devices in a Storage Pool

Creating a New Pool By Splitting a Mirrored ZFS Storage Pool

Onlining and Offlining Devices in a Storage Pool

Taking a Device Offline

Bringing a Device Online

Clearing Storage Pool Device Errors

Replacing Devices in a Storage Pool

Designating Hot Spares in Your Storage Pool

Activating and Deactivating Hot Spares in Your Storage Pool

Managing ZFS Storage Pool Properties

Querying ZFS Storage Pool Status

Displaying Information About ZFS Storage Pools

Displaying Information About All Storage Pools or a Specific Pool

Displaying Pool Devices by Physical Locations

Displaying Specific Storage Pool Statistics

Scripting ZFS Storage Pool Output

Displaying ZFS Storage Pool Command History

Viewing I/O Statistics for ZFS Storage Pools

Listing Pool-Wide I/O Statistics

Listing Virtual Device I/O Statistics

Determining the Health Status of ZFS Storage Pools

Basic Storage Pool Health Status

Detailed Health Status

Gathering ZFS Storage Pool Status Information

Migrating ZFS Storage Pools

Preparing for ZFS Storage Pool Migration

Exporting a ZFS Storage Pool

Determining Available Storage Pools to Import

Importing ZFS Storage Pools From Alternate Directories

Importing ZFS Storage Pools

Importing a Pool With a Missing Log Device

Importing a Pool in Read-Only Mode

Importing a Pool By a Specific Device Path

Recovering Destroyed ZFS Storage Pools

Upgrading ZFS Storage Pools

4.  Managing ZFS Root Pool Components

5.  Managing Oracle Solaris ZFS File Systems

6.  Working With Oracle Solaris ZFS Snapshots and Clones

7.  Using ACLs and Attributes to Protect Oracle Solaris ZFS Files

8.  Oracle Solaris ZFS Delegated Administration

9.  Oracle Solaris ZFS Advanced Topics

10.  Oracle Solaris ZFS Troubleshooting and Pool Recovery

11.  Archiving Snapshots and Root Pool Recovery

12.  Recommended Oracle Solaris ZFS Practices

A.  Oracle Solaris ZFS Version Descriptions

Index

Chapter 3

Managing Oracle Solaris ZFS Storage Pools

This chapter describes how to create and administer storage pools in Oracle Solaris ZFS.

The following sections are provided in this chapter: