> -----Original Message-----
> From: Richard Elling [mailto:richard.ell...@gmail.com]
> Sent: 星期六, 七月 24, 2010 12:48
> To: Fred Liu
> Cc: Edward Ned Harvey; zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org
> Subject: Re: [zfs-discuss] snapshot .zfs folder can only be seen in the
> top of a file system?
> 
> 
> 
> On Jul 23, 2010, at 7:33 PM, Fred Liu <fred_...@issi.com> wrote:
> 
> > Thanks.
> > But too many file systems may be an issue for management and also
> normal user cannot create file system.
> 
> The ability to create or snapshot a file system can easily be delegated
> to a user.
  
That is doable. But for normal users, they maybe don't know ZFS and IT 
architecture so much.

> 
> > I think it should go like what NetApp's snapshot does.
> 
> There was a long thread on this topic earlier this year. Please see the
> archives for details.

Do you have the URL? I don't have a long subscription
> 
> > It is a pity.
> 
> Disagree. The benefits are not as great as advertised.

Is it ZFS intrinsic flaw to realize it? I have lots of users who are addicted 
to NetApp's snapshot so much!

Thanks.

Fred

>   -- Richard
> 
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > Fred
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Edward Ned Harvey [mailto:sh...@nedharvey.com]
> >> Sent: 星期六, 七月 24, 2010 10:22
> >> To: Fred Liu; zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org
> >> Subject: RE: [zfs-discuss] snapshot .zfs folder can only be seen in
> the
> >> top of a file system?
> >>
> >>> From: zfs-discuss-boun...@opensolaris.org [mailto:zfs-discuss-
> >>> boun...@opensolaris.org] On Behalf Of Fred Liu
> >>>
> >>> Is it true? Any way to find it in every hierarchy?
> >>
> >> Yup.  Nope.
> >>
> >> If you use ZFS, you make a filesystem at whatever level you need it,
> in
> >> order for the .zfs directory to be available to whatever clients
> will
> >> be
> >> needing it...
> >>
> >
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