Storix Software SBAdmin Solaris System Recovery Guide - Manual (Page 52)

ZFS Volumes
A ZFS volume has a fixed size (but may be increased) and does not contain a ZFS filesystem. It may
contain any type of data, including other
Solaris Filesystems .
After you have created at last one zpool, you can add any number of ZFS volumes to it. When selecting
ZFS Volumes from the
ZFS Settings Menu , you are given a list of existing ZFS volumes and an option to
add a new one:
When adding a new volume, a new dataset name will be created for you. After selecting to add a new ZFS
volume or to edit an existing one, the following options screen will appear:
Each option can be explained by pressing the Help (F1) key at any entry field. Note the following:
•
Pool Name: You can press F4 at this field to list the existing zpools and select a different zpool.
Doing so will move this dataset and any child datasets (i.e. “data2/fs2/stuff” could be a child of
“data2/fs2”) to the newly selected zpool.
•
Dataset name: You can change the dataset name, but the parent of the dataset name you choose
must also exist. For example, you cannot have a dataset name “vol1/data” unless the dataset
name “vol1” also exists in the zpool “pool1”.
•
Encryption: This option allows you to apply encryption to the dataset. Selecting “on” will launch a
new window where you will provide the encryption properties.
•
Volume Size: A non-zero entry is required in this field. This will be the size of the volume, and the
total space available in the zpool will be reduced by this value.
•
Vol Blksize: Enter the blocksize in this field.
When all selections are complete, press F3 or ESC to return to the list of volumes, and ESC or F3 again to
return to the
ZFS Settings Menu .
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