Tag: pool
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ZFS: Adding a new mirror to an existing ZFS pool
Mirrored vdevs are great for performance and it is quite straight-forward to add a mirrored vdev to an existing pool (presumably one with one or more similar vdevs already): zpool add [poolname] mirror [device01] [device02] [device03] If it’s a two-way mirror you will only have two devices in the above. An example…
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How do you tell which zpool version you are running?
This is a question that crops up fairly regularly, as different operating systems support different zpool versions. Fortunately, it’s quite easy to find out which versions you are running – simply run: # zpool upgrade If you want a more detailed readout, including the features of the pool version you have, try: …