Unix tip: ZFS administration

Sandra Henry-Stocker, ITworld.com

From the looks of it, ZFS administration is significantly simpler than administration of other complex file systems such as Solaris Disk Suite and Veritas Volume Manager. You can get a lot more done with fewer commands and the chance of making an error that is difficult to back out of is practically non-existent. On the other hand, it's still new to most Unix sysadmins and even those of us who have been working with other Unix file systems such as ufs or efs are going to have to devote some time to getting used to new vocabulary, commands and ways of thinking. ...continue reading 'Unix tip: ZFS administration'