Re: [zfs-discuss] restore from snapshot

2008-10-13 Thread Miles Nordin
> "r" == Ross <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: r> roll back to a previous configuration, while keeping r> the ability to roll forward again if you wanted. I believe that's called a ``clone''. It doesn't make sense to roll back, write, roll forward, unless you will accept that you are b

Re: [zfs-discuss] restore from snapshot

2008-10-11 Thread Ian Collins
Ross wrote: > James, is there no way ZFS could be updated so that rolling back to an old > snapshot doesn't require destroying newer ones? > > I'm just thinking this could be handy with ZFS boot, allowing you to roll > back to a previous configuration, while keeping the ability to roll forward >

Re: [zfs-discuss] restore from snapshot

2008-10-11 Thread Ross
James, is there no way ZFS could be updated so that rolling back to an old snapshot doesn't require destroying newer ones? I'm just thinking this could be handy with ZFS boot, allowing you to roll back to a previous configuration, while keeping the ability to roll forward again if you wanted. -

Re: [zfs-discuss] restore from snapshot

2008-10-11 Thread James C. McPherson
Dick Hoogendijk wrote: > I overlooked something in the manual, I'm sure.. > But I have a question: when I create a snapshot of a zfs filesystem and > want to -return- to the state before that snapshot was taken, how do I > do that? Gday Dick, sounds like you're looking for zfs rollback

[zfs-discuss] restore from snapshot

2008-10-11 Thread Dick Hoogendijk
I overlooked something in the manual, I'm sure.. But I have a question: when I create a snapshot of a zfs filesystem and want to -return- to the state before that snapshot was taken, how do I do that? Thanks for any pointers. -Dick ___ zfs-discuss maili