zfs discuss - Jan 2012 - RFE: add an option/attribute to import ZFS pool without automounting/sharing ZFS datasets

I think about adding the following RFE to illumos bugtracker:
   add an option/attribute to import ZFS pool without
   automounting/sharing ZFS datasets

I wonder if something like this (like a tricky workaround)
is already in place?

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My rationale is the currently ongoing repairs and inspections
of my pool, which often require reboots and lengthy imports
of the pool in order to start/continue scrubbing. During this
time I don''t benefit from automounting nor sharing the datasets,
it only adds some 3+minute delays for the import.

Actually, since the pool is in an uncertain state, inadvertent
writes into its datasets *might* potentially be harmful and
would best be avoided.

I currently do this by "zpool import pool; zfs umount -a"
However, skipping "zpool mount" step in the first place would
suit me better and faster ;)
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Thanks,
//Jim

On 01/11/12 11:48, Jim Klimov wrote:
> I think about adding the following RFE to illumos bugtracker:
> add an option/attribute to import ZFS pool without
> automounting/sharing ZFS datasets
>
> I wonder if something like this (like a tricky workaround)
> is already in place?

          -N

              Import the pool without mounting any file systems.


If it isn''t mounted it can''t be shared.

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Darren J Moffat

2012-01-11 16:00, Darren J Moffat ?????:
>
>
> On 01/11/12 11:48, Jim Klimov wrote:
>> I think about adding the following RFE to illumos bugtracker:
>> add an option/attribute to import ZFS pool without
>> automounting/sharing ZFS datasets
>>
>> I wonder if something like this (like a tricky workaround)
>> is already in place?
>
>
> -N
>
> Import the pool without mounting any file systems.
>
>
> If it isn''t mounted it can''t be shared.
>
Thanks!
Sounds good, except that I don''t see this description in the
manpages (oi_148a LiveUSB I''m currently repair-booting from).
The flag is listed in the command-line help though (zpool -h).

Thanks, I''ll try that the next boot ;)
//Jim