On Wed, Jul 01, 2020 at 02:35:27AM +1000, Zenaan Harkness wrote:
On Mon, Jun 29, 2020 at 11:15:27PM +1000, Zenaan Harkness wrote:
On Tue, Oct 01, 2019 at 12:08:34AM +1000, Zenaan Harkness wrote:
For those yet to leap into the cool clear waters of ZFS and Luks encrypted sparse ZFS files, or who need to combine /boot with / root if /boot has filled up or is insufficient for needs, the beginnings of some hints:
https://github.com/zenaan/quick-fixes-ftfw
Create your world,
Revisited ZFS backups in vigour, wrote an easy to follow little tute so I don't bloody forget how to do it next time :/
Update here:
https://github.com/zenaan/quick-fixes-ftfw
and the backups "4 actually simple steps", part way down the direct link here:
https://github.com/zenaan/quick-fixes-ftfw/blob/master/zfs/zfs.txt
When it sings, ZFS is the git of filesystems, only with a leaner, more elegant TUI. Enjoy,
ZFS tute updated, headers Markdownified, some clarifications, and bonus new tutes:
Step 5 - Easily create a full additional backup drive. Step 6 - Do a full scan (check for errors) of your backup drive(s)/ bak pool Step 7 - Easily replace a bad/failing backup drive
(And e.g. ZP_BAK changed to BAK_POOL for easier reading.)
Seriously, with zfs we've never had backups like this - so simple (almost trivial to do), so elegant and synchronized to a point in time (and this is LIVE fs backups!) so no uncertainty or inconsistencies, and all ZFS raid levels just a trivial command (and extra drive or 3) away!
You owe it to yours elf to get this power on board your hot little fingertips - this is so insanely easy you will undoubtedly start imagining that "commercial online backup" enterprise you've got on yer bucket list.
And now you have a tutorial that even has bold headings :D
On fire!
Read it and praise your maker:
https://github.com/zenaan/quick-fixes-ftfw/blob/master/zfs/zfs.md
About finished now; added: - TOC - advanced tute 2: Free up disk space, "remove" low prio data pool filesystem - "first steps" tute 0: Tutorial 0: Create a ZFS data partition Tute 2 is tested as written this evening, so mostly bug free :) In the middle of a resilver arising from doing "Easily create a full additional backup drive". Double smile .. Tute 1, steps 6 and 7 not personally tested, yet - git fetch in a month or so and that should catch any possible small updates. Tutorial 0: Create a ZFS data partition Step 0 - Locate your data partition or disk drive Step 1 - Create your data pool Step 2 - Create zfs filesystems Step 3 - Create a point in time zfs snapshot Tutorial 1: ZFS Backups - send/recv Step 0 - Create at least 1 snapshot of source pool/filesystem to backup Step 1 - Init new (e.g. USB) 'backups' disk/drive Step 2 - Create initial "full" source pool backup Step 3 - Export and unplug backup drive(s) Step 4 - Do subsequent "incremental" zfs zpool backup Step 5 - Easily create a full additional backup drive Step 6 - Do a full scan (check for errors) of your backup drive(s) Step 7 - Easily replace a bad/failing backup drive Tutorial 2: Free up disk space, "remove" low prio data pool filesystem Step 0 - Import backup pool, using alternate root Step 1 - Clone the low priority filesystem Step 2 - Delete low prio filesystem from primary pool These are the tutes I wanted for zfs. Now they exist.