This is not a ZFS question. It is an NFS question. For Solaris NFSv4 clients post-b77, they will follow the mounts, via a method called "mirror mounts." For other NFS clients, the behaviour will be that which the developers implemented. Please consult the appropriate NFS client forum for your system.
The announcement of mirror mounts for Solaris is here: http://opensolaris.org/os/community/on/flag-days/pages/2007102201/ -- richard Sriram Narayanan wrote: > An update: > > I'm using VMWare ESX 3.5 and VMWare ESXi 3.5 as the NFS clients. > > I'm use zfs set sharenfs=on datapool/vmwarenfs to make that zfs file > system accessible over NFS. > > -- Sriram > On Sun, Feb 8, 2009 at 12:07 AM, Sriram Narayanan <sriram...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Hello: >> >> I have the following zfs structure >> datapool/vmwarenfs - which is available over NFS >> >> I have some ZFS filesystems as follows: >> datapool/vmwarenfs/basicVMImage >> datapool/vmwarenfs/basicvmim...@snapshot >> datapool/vmwarenfs/VMImage01 -> zfs cloned from basicvmim...@snapshot >> datapool/vmwarenfs/VMImage02 -> zfs cloned from basicvmim...@snapshot >> >> These are accessible via NFS as /datapool/vmwarenfs >> with the subfolders VMImage01 and VMImage02 >> >> What's happening right now: >> a. When I connect to datapool/vmwarenfs over NFS, >> - the contents of /datapool/vmwarenfs are visible and usable >> - VMImage01 and VMImage02 are appearing as empty sub-folders at the >> paths /datapool/vmwarenfs/VMImage01 and /datapool/vmwarenfs/VMImage02, >> but their contents are not vbisible. >> >> b. When I explicity share VMImage01 and VMImage02 via NFS, then >> /datapool/vmwarenfs/VMImage01 -> usable as a separate NFS share >> /datapool/vmwarenfs/VMImage02 -> usable as a separate NFS share >> >> What I'd like to have: >> - attach over NFS to /datapool/vmwarenfs >> - view the ZFS filesystems VMImage01 and VMImage02 as sub folders >> under /datapool/vmwarenfs >> >> If needed, I can move VMImage01 and VMImage02 from datapool/vmwarenfs, >> and even re-create them elsewhere. >> >> -- Sriram >> >> > _______________________________________________ > zfs-discuss mailing list > zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org > http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zfs-discuss > _______________________________________________ zfs-discuss mailing list zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zfs-discuss
