you need zfs list -t snapshot by default, snapshots aren't shown in zfs list anymore, hence the -t option
On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 11:41 AM, Harry Putnam <rea...@newsguy.com> wrote: > Richard Elling <richard.ell...@gmail.com> writes: > >> It can go very fine, though you'll need to set the parameters yourself, >> if you want to use different settings. A few weeks ago, I posted a way >> to see the settings, which the time slider admin tool won't show. There >> is a diminishing return for exposing such complexity, but you might try >> an RFE if you feel strongly about it. >> http://opensolaris.org/jive/thread.jspa?messageID=353761 > > I meant in terms of per directory not frequency. > > >> >>> If I wanted to be able to go back in time with just /etc for example. >>> Is it also possible? >>> >> >> Possible? Yes, to some degree. But that is probably not worth the >> complexity >> involved. The contents of /etc just doesn't change very >> often. Snapshots are >> done on a per-file system basis and /etc doesn't really warrant a >> separate file >> system -- and I'm not sure you can separate /etc from /, since it is >> required >> early in the boot sequence. > > The part about etc not changing may be true after you've established a > good setup. But while getting there, I've always found it a good > choice for frequent backup. That has been on linux, not solaris. > > Maybe Osol doesn't use etc as much as linux systems. > > But then other directories may need more frequent backup than the > filesystem they are on. I guess one could create a filesystem for > such a directory. > > And I think I may be getting confused between filesystem snapshots and > BE snapshots. The etc directory must be included in a BE. So would BE > snapshots cover all of rpool? Or just `/' or are they even different. > > The whole scheme I see with gnu/bin/df is kind of confusing too. Its > not really even clear if /etc is part of rpool. > > zfs list -r rpool doesn't show etc, just '/'so I guess not. > > > _______________________________________________ > 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
