Transitioning From Oracle® Solaris 10 to Oracle Solaris 11.2

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Updated: December 2014
 
 

Making ZFS File Systems Available

Making ZFS file systems available is similar to Oracle Solaris 10 releases in the following ways:

  • A ZFS file system is mounted automatically when it is created and then remounted automatically when the system is booted.

  • You do not have to modify the /etc/vfstab file to mount a ZFS file system, unless you create a legacy mount for ZFS file system. Mounting a ZFS file system automatically is recommended over using a legacy mount.

  • You do not have to modify the /etc/dfs/dfstab file to share file systems. See ZFS File System Sharing Changes.

  • Similar to a UFS root, the swap device must have an entry in the /etc/vfstab file.

  • File systems can be shared between Oracle Solaris 10 and Oracle Solaris 11 systems by using NFS sharing.

  • File systems can be shared between Oracle Solaris 11 systems by using NFS or SMB sharing.

  • You can export ZFS storage pools from an Oracle Solaris 10 system and then import them to an Oracle Solaris 11 system.