Re: [zfs-discuss] Any way to fix ZFS "sparse file bug" #6792701

2010-03-03 Thread Geoff Shipman
x27;Robert Loper' Subject: Re: [zfs-discuss] Any way to fix ZFS "sparse file bug" #6792701 Date: Wed, 03 Mar 2010 19:02:13 +0100 Yes iT will ... But this can be a good time to initiate/justify that useful backup which we ne

Re: [zfs-discuss] Any way to fix ZFS "sparse file bug" #6792701

2010-03-03 Thread Robert Loper
So the question remains... if I install patch 14144{45}-09 (by a LU to Solaris 10 upd 8) will that allow the filesystem (not an rpool) to free up the space? - Robert On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 12:08 PM, Geoff Shipman wrote: > IDR's are fixes for troubles from the initial development state. The > p

Re: [zfs-discuss] Any way to fix ZFS "sparse file bug" #6792701

2010-03-03 Thread Geoff Shipman
IDR's are fixes for troubles from the initial development state. The patches noted are the official fixes. On Wed, 2010-03-03 at 11:03, Robert Loper wrote: > Can you clarify what this "IDR" is? I do not have Sun Support on this > specific server. > > - Robert Loper > > On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at

Re: [zfs-discuss] Any way to fix ZFS "sparse file bug" #6792701

2010-03-03 Thread Robert Loper
Can you clarify what this "IDR" is? I do not have Sun Support on this specific server. - Robert Loper On Wed, Mar 3, 2010 at 11:51 AM, Francois Napoleoni < francois.napole...@sun.com> wrote: > From my experience with customer hitting this bug, installing the now > obsolete IDR and rebooting wa

Re: [zfs-discuss] Any way to fix ZFS "sparse file bug" #6792701

2010-03-03 Thread Francois Napoleoni
Yes iT will ... But this can be a good time to initiate/justify that useful backup which we never had time to do before :) . F. Geoff Shipman wrote: Right it would get rid of the CR, but does it free the disk space from an event that occurred prior to patching ?. On Wed, 2010-03-03 at 10:51

Re: [zfs-discuss] Any way to fix ZFS "sparse file bug" #6792701

2010-03-03 Thread Francois Napoleoni
Yes i will ... But this can be a good time to initiate/justify that useful backup which we never had time to do before :) . F. Geoff Shipman wrote: Right it would get rid of the CR, but does it free the disk space from an event that occurred prior to patching ?. On Wed, 2010-03-03 at 10

Re: [zfs-discuss] Any way to fix ZFS "sparse file bug" #6792701

2010-03-03 Thread Geoff Shipman
Right it would get rid of the CR, but does it free the disk space from an event that occurred prior to patching ?. On Wed, 2010-03-03 at 10:51, Francois Napoleoni wrote: > From my experience with customer hitting this bug, installing the now > obsolete IDR and rebooting was enoug hto get ride

Re: [zfs-discuss] Any way to fix ZFS "sparse file bug" #6792701

2010-03-03 Thread Francois Napoleoni
From my experience with customer hitting this bug, installing the now obsolete IDR and rebooting was enoug hto get ride of these sparse file bug. F. Geoff Shipman wrote: The Solaris 10 Update 8 has the fix for 6792701 included. This is part of kernel patches 141444-09 (sparc), 141445-09 (x86)

Re: [zfs-discuss] Any way to fix ZFS "sparse file bug" #6792701

2010-03-03 Thread Geoff Shipman
The Solaris 10 Update 8 has the fix for 6792701 included. This is part of kernel patches 141444-09 (sparc), 141445-09 (x86). For OpenSolaris build 118 or later contains the fix so in the development builds. This avoids future problems with the CR but if your currently effected by the problem

Re: [zfs-discuss] Any way to fix ZFS "sparse file bug" #6792701

2010-03-03 Thread Francois Napoleoni
Sorrymy, mistake, i did not checked this one for a while ... patch for this CR is 14144{45}-09 aka Solaris 10 update 8 kernel parch. Edward Ned Harvey wrote: I don’t know the answer to your question, but I am running the same version of OS you are, and this bug could affect us. Do you have an

Re: [zfs-discuss] Any way to fix ZFS "sparse file bug" #6792701

2010-03-03 Thread Francois Napoleoni
If you have a valid Solaris Support contract you can ask for the corresponding IDR to fix this issue. (Hi to Richard E. ... who must be boiling right now :) ) F. Edward Ned Harvey wrote: I don’t know the answer to your question, but I am running the same version of OS you are, and this bug co

Re: [zfs-discuss] Any way to fix ZFS "sparse file bug" #6792701

2010-03-03 Thread Edward Ned Harvey
I don't know the answer to your question, but I am running the same version of OS you are, and this bug could affect us. Do you have any link to any documentation about this bug? I'd like to forward something to inform the other admins at work. From: zfs-discuss-boun...@opensolaris.org