zfs discuss - Jun 2009 - ZFS metadata and cloning filesystem layout across machines

Hey ZFS experts,

Where is the ZFS metadata stored under? Can it be viewed through some commands?

Here is my requirement: I have a machine with lots of ZFS filesystems on it
under couple of zpools and there is this another new machine with empty disks,
what I want now is the similar layout of the pools, filesystems with
quota,reservation and other properties intact along with the naming conventions
created on the new machine.

How do I create a schema or reverse engineer to run the zfs/zpool commands
required to create the similay layout of the zfs filesystems on the new machine.
Is there a import stuff like that?

Thanks.
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Hi Nikhil,

take a look at the output from ''zpool history''. You should
get/see all
the
information you need to be able to recreate your configuration.

http://docs.sun.com/app/docs/doc/819-5461/gdswe?a=view

Cheers,
  Henrik

On Jun 18, 2009, at 8:47 PM, Nikhil wrote:
> Hey ZFS experts,
>
> Where is the ZFS metadata stored under? Can it be viewed through  
> some commands?
>
> Here is my requirement: I have a machine with lots of ZFS  
> filesystems on it under couple of zpools and there is this another  
> new machine with empty disks, what I want now is the similar layout  
> of the pools, filesystems with quota,reservation and other  
> properties intact along with the naming conventions created on the  
> new machine.
>
> How do I create a schema or reverse engineer to run the zfs/zpool  
> commands required to create the similay layout of the zfs  
> filesystems on the new machine.
> Is there a import stuff like that?
>
> Thanks.
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> This message posted from opensolaris.org
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