Hi, I am trying to experiment a scenario that we would like to find a possible solution. Is there anyone out there experienced or analyzed before the scenario given below?
Scenario: The system is attached to an array. The array type is really doesn't matter, i,e., it can be a JBOD or a RAID array. Needless to say that ZFS is used to access the array. Note that the array is exclusively used to store data for the database. The question is that if the system is crashed, can I still use the array (or rather data) on a different system? Assume the system is crashed and it can't come up. I have to work with support to bring the system up and access the array is one way. My question is really that is it possible that the array can be detached from the failed system and attached to another system and get the data to reduce the downtime? To keep our discussion simpler, lets consider the target (good) system is exactly similar to the source (failed) system. Would ZFS-snapshot or ZFS-clone work? Any pointers/input would be greatly appreciated. Please don't hesitate to suggest me RTFM if it has any good solution. :o) thanks. senthil _______________________________________________ zfs-discuss mailing list zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zfs-discuss
