ZFS Administration Guide
PrefaceThe ZFS Administration Guide provides information about
setting up and managing ZFS file systems.
This guide contains information for both SPARC® based and x86 based systems.
Who Should Use This Book
This guide is intended for anyone who is interested in setting up and managing
ZFS file systems. Experience using Solaris or another UNIX version is recommended.
How This Book Is Organized
The following table describes the chapters in this book.
Chapter | Description |
|---|
Chapter 1, Introduction | An overview of ZFS and its features and benefits. It also covers some basic
concepts and terminology. |
Chapter 2, Getting Started | Step-by-step instructions for setting up simple ZFS configurations with simple
pools and filesystems. It also provides the hardware and software required to create
ZFS filesystems. |
Chapter 3, Differences from Traditional Filesystems | Identifies important topics that make ZFS significantly different from traditional
filesystems. Understanding these key differences will help reduce confusion when using
traditional tools to interact with ZFS. |
Chapter 4, Managing Storage Pools | Detailed description of how to create and administer storage pools. |
Chapter 5, Managing Filesystems | Detailed information about managing ZFS filesystems. Included are such concepts
as hierarchical filesystem layout, property inheritance, and automatic mount point
management and share interactions. |
Chapter 6, ZFS Snapshots and Clones | Detailed description of how to create and administer ZFS snapshots and clones. |
Chapter 7, Using ACLs to Protect ZFS Files | Information about using access control lists (ACLs) to protect your ZFS files
by providing more granular permissions then the standard UNIX permissions. |
Chapter 8, Advanced Topics | Description of emulated volumes, using ZFS on a Solaris system with zones installed,
and alternate root pools. |
Chapter 9, Troubleshooting and Data Recovery | 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:
Solaris System Administration: Basic Administration
Solaris System Administration: Advanced Administration
Solaris System Administration: Devices and File Systems
Solaris System Administration: Security Services
Solaris Volume Manager Administration Guide
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Ordering Sun Documentation
Sun Microsystems offers select product documentation in print. For a
list of documents and how to order them, see "Buy printed documentation"
at http://docs.sun.com.
Typographic Conventions
The following table describes the typographic changes used in this book.
Table P-1 Typographic Conventions
Typeface or Symbol | Meaning | Example |
|---|
AaBbCc123 | The names of commands, files, and directories; on-screen computer output | Edit your .login file. Use ls -a to list all files. machine_name% you have mail. |
AaBbCc123 | What you type, contrasted with on-screen computer output | machine_name% su Password: |
AaBbCc123 | Command-line placeholder: replace with a real name or value | To delete a file, type rm filename. |
AaBbCc123 | Book titles, new words, or terms, or words to be emphasized. | Read Chapter 6 in User's Guide. These are called class options. You must be root to do this. |
Shell Prompts in Command Examples
The following table shows the default system prompt and superuser prompt for
the C shell, Bourne shell, and Korn shell.
Table P-2 Shell Prompts
Shell | Prompt |
|---|
C shell prompt | machine_name% |
C shell superuser prompt | machine_name# |
Bourne shell and Korn shell prompt | $ |
Bourne shell and Korn shell superuser prompt | # |
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