zfs discuss - May 2009 - zfs send/receive

If I wanted to backup a server with non-global zones (all on zfs
filesystems) with "zfs send" I guess I don''t have to halt the
zones
first, because I create snapshots to send from. Is that right?

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dick hoogendijk wrote:
> If I wanted to backup a server with non-global zones (all on zfs
> filesystems) with "zfs send" I guess I don''t have to
halt the zones
> first, because I create snapshots to send from. Is that right?
>   
Yes.

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Ian.

On May 16, 2009, at 05:04, Ian Collins wrote:
> dick hoogendijk wrote:
>
>> If I wanted to backup a server with non-global zones (all on zfs
>> filesystems) with "zfs send" I guess I don''t have to
halt the zones
>> first, because I create snapshots to send from. Is that right?
>>
>
> Yes.
To expand on that answer, you can delegate ZFS file systems to a non- 
global zone:
> The zone administrator can set file system properties, as well as  
> create children. In addition, the zone administrator can take  
> snapshots, create clones, and otherwise control the entire file  
> system hierarchy.
http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/819-5461/gbbst

Not sure in which Solaris 10 update this was added. For further  
details see "Using ZFS on a Solaris System With Zones Installed":

http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/819-5461/gayov