[zfs-discuss] Re: Properties of ZFS snapshots I'd like to see...

2006-06-21 Thread Dagobert Michelsen
Hi Constantin, > The basic problem with regular snapshotting is that you end up managing so > many of them. Wouldn't it be nice if you could assign an expiration date to a > snapshot? The only reason you want the snapshot removed is because you don't want your pool to become full. IIRC VxFS has

[zfs-discuss] Re: Properties of ZFS snapshots I'd like to see...

2006-05-06 Thread Wes Williams
> A couple of questions: > - Do you think that zfs (and other subsystems) should > use the ISO8601 time > formatting standards? > > Regards, > > Al Hopper Logical Approach Inc, Plano, TX. I wish that were the only time standard! No matter what country you live in, the ISO 8601 time/date sta

Re: [zfs-discuss] Re: Properties of ZFS snapshots I'd like to see...

2006-05-05 Thread Constantin Gonzalez
Hi Wes, Wes Williams wrote: Interesting idea Constantin. However, perhaps instead of or in addition to your idea, I'd like to have a mechanism or script that would overwrite the older snapshots [u]only if[/u] some more current snapshot were created. Ideally this mechanism would prevent your id

[zfs-discuss] Re: Properties of ZFS snapshots I'd like to see...

2006-05-05 Thread Wes Williams
Interesting idea Constantin. However, perhaps instead of or in addition to your idea, I'd like to have a mechanism or script that would overwrite the older snapshots [u]only if[/u] some more current snapshot were created. Ideally this mechanism would prevent your idea of expired snapshots bein