On Thu, Mar 20, 2008 at 7:52 PM, Sachin Palav <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello Friends > > Can someone please let me know how I can backup the ZFS configuration which > is stored on the operating system.
The configuration of the ZFS pool is stored in the pool itself. That means that the pool is self-contained and can be moved between hosts, while keeping all the configuration (filesystems, volumes and their properties) intact. Moreover, the configuration is copied on all the disks of the pool, so that it can be recreated even after partial loss. Provided, of course, that there was enough redundancy in the pool to recreate the data. zpool configuration is also kept in /etc/zfs/zpool.cache, but that file is a cache and is used merely to provide a hint for the system during boot on what pools are there and where to find them. The authoritative configuration always comes from the disks of the pool in hand. Does that answer you question ? -- Regards, Cyril _______________________________________________ zfs-discuss mailing list zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zfs-discuss
