Preface
The ZFS Administration Guide provides information about setting up and managing ZFS file systems.
This guide contains information for both SPARCTM based and x86 based systems.
This illumos release supports systems that use the SPARC and x86 families of processor architectures: UltraSPARCTM, SPARC64, AMD64, Pentium, and Xeon EM64T. The supported systems appear in the illumos Hardware Compatibility List. This document cites any implementation differences between the platform types.
In this document these x86 terms mean the following:
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“x86” refers to the larger family of 64-bit and 32-bit x86 compatible products.
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“x64” points out specific 64-bit information about AMD64 or EM64T systems.
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“32-bit x86” points out specific 32-bit information about x86 based systems.
For supported systems, see the illumos Hardware Compatibility List.
Who Should Use This Book
This guide is intended for anyone who is interested in setting up and managing ZFS file systems. Experience using illumos or another UNIXTM operating system is recommended.
How This Book Is Organized
The following table describes the chapters in this book.
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Provides an overview of ZFS and its features and benefits. It also covers some basic concepts and terminology. |
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Provides step-by-step instructions on setting up simple ZFS configurations with simple pools and file systems. This chapter also provides the hardware and software required to create ZFS file systems. |
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Identifies important features that make ZFS significantly different from traditional file systems. Understanding these key differences will help reduce confusion when using traditional tools to interact with ZFS. |
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Provides a detailed description of how to create and administer storage pools. |
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Provides detailed information about managing ZFS file systems. Included are such concepts as hierarchical file system layout, property inheritance, and automatic mount point management and share interactions. |
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Describes how to create and administer ZFS snapshots and clones. |
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Describes how to use access control lists (ACLs) to protect your ZFS files by providing more granular permissions then the standard UNIX permissions. |
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Provides information on using ZFS volumes, using ZFS with zones, and alternate root pools. |
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Describes how to identify ZFS failure modes and how to recover from them. Steps for preventing failures are covered as well. |
Related Books
Related information about general Solaris system administration topics can be found in the following books:
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Solaris System Administration: Basic Administration
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Solaris System Administration: Advanced Administration
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Solaris System Administration: Devices and File Systems
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Solaris System Administration: Security Services
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Solaris Volume Manager Administration Guide
Documentation, Support, and Training
Typographic Conventions
The following table describes the typographic conventions that are used in this book.
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Example |
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The names of commands, files, and directories, and onscreen computer output |
Edit your .login file. Use machine_name% you have mail. |
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AaBbCc123 |
What you type, contrasted with onscreen computer output |
machine_name% su Password: |
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aabbcc123 |
Placeholder: replace with a real name or value |
The command to remove a file is |
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AaBbCc123 |
Book titles, new terms, and terms to be emphasized |
Read Chapter 6 in the User's Guide. A cache is a copy that is stored locally. Do not save the file. Note: Some emphasized items appear bold online. |
Shell Prompts in Command Examples
The following table shows the default UNIX system prompt and superuser prompt for the C shell, Bourne shell, and Korn shell.
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C shell for superuser |
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Bourne shell and Korn shell |
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Bourne shell and Korn shell for superuser |
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