On Sun, Jan 18, 2009 at 10:12 PM, Richard Elling <richard.ell...@sun.com>wrote:
> This is not quite correct. ZFS will attempt to place the copies on > different vdevs. On the same vdev, it will try to place it somewhere > which is not contiguous (spatial diversity). I'm curious where you > got the information to the contrary? Perhaps there is a wiki somewhere > that needs an edit? > > The copies property causes a lot of confusion and is difficult to > explain in words. That is why I like the web, you can use pictures :-) > http://blogs.sun.com/relling/entry/zfs_copies_and_data_protection Honestly, I believe this list... when other people have asked if they can use the copies= to avoid mirroring everything. I can't say I've saved any of the threads because they didn't seem of any particular importance to me at the time. Perhaps if I get motivated I'll search for some later this week. --Tim
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