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Preface

1.  Oracle Solaris ZFS File System (Introduction)

2.  Getting Started With Oracle Solaris ZFS

3.  Oracle Solaris ZFS and Traditional File System Differences

4.  Managing Oracle Solaris ZFS Storage Pools

5.  Managing ZFS Root Pool Components

6.  Managing Oracle Solaris ZFS File Systems

7.  Working With Oracle Solaris ZFS Snapshots and Clones

8.  Using ACLs and Attributes to Protect Oracle Solaris ZFS Files

9.  Oracle Solaris ZFS Delegated Administration

10.  Oracle Solaris ZFS Advanced Topics

11.  Oracle Solaris ZFS Troubleshooting and Pool Recovery

Identifying ZFS Failures

Missing Devices in a ZFS Storage Pool

Damaged Devices in a ZFS Storage Pool

Corrupted ZFS Data

Checking ZFS File System Integrity

File System Repair

File System Validation

Controlling ZFS Data Scrubbing

Explicit ZFS Data Scrubbing

ZFS Data Scrubbing and Resilvering

Resolving Problems With ZFS

Determining If Problems Exist in a ZFS Storage Pool

Reviewing zpool status Output

Overall Pool Status Information

Pool Configuration Information

Scrubbing Status

Data Corruption Errors

System Reporting of ZFS Error Messages

Repairing a Damaged ZFS Configuration

Resolving a Missing Device

Physically Reattaching a Device

Notifying ZFS of Device Availability

Replacing or Repairing a Damaged Device

Determining the Type of Device Failure

Clearing Transient Errors

Replacing a Device in a ZFS Storage Pool

Determining If a Device Can Be Replaced

Devices That Cannot be Replaced

Replacing a Device in a ZFS Storage Pool

Viewing Resilvering Status

Repairing Damaged Data

Identifying the Type of Data Corruption

Repairing a Corrupted File or Directory

Repairing ZFS Storage Pool-Wide Damage

Repairing an Unbootable System

12.  Archiving Snapshots and Root Pool Recovery

13.  Recommended Oracle Solaris ZFS Practices

A.  Oracle Solaris ZFS Version Descriptions

Index

Chapter 11

Oracle Solaris ZFS Troubleshooting and Pool Recovery

This chapter describes how to identify and recover from ZFS failures. Information for preventing failures is provided as well.

The following sections are provided in this chapter: