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How to Back Up a 2TB ZFS File System

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ZFS file system uses snapshots for backup procedures.

ZFS is a file system and logical volume manager for the Sun Microsystems Solaris operating system. It supports large size storage devices, such as 2 terabytes (2TB) hard drives. Power failures or system data corruption require you to restore the file system from previously made ZFS file system backups by using the system hard drive snapshot. By setting up a storage pool quota, you can back up 2TB hard drives for recovery for damaged ZFS file systems.

Instructions

    • 1

      Click the "xterm" icon on the system taskbar to open command line window.

    • 2

      Type in "zfs set quota=2T tank/home/thom" at the "#' command line prompt and press the "Enter" key.

    • 3

      Type in "zfs backup tank/thom@041311 > /dev/rmt/0" at the prompt.

    • 4

      Press the "Enter" key to create the backup of ZFS file system on the "0" hard drive.

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