Preface

The Oracle Solaris ZFS Administration Guide provides information about setting up and managing Oracle Solaris ZFS file systems.

This guide contains information for both SPARC based and x86 based systems.

Note - This Oracle Solaris release supports systems that use the SPARC and x86 families of processor architectures: UltraSPARC, SPARC64, AMD64, Pentium, and Xeon EM64T. The supported systems appear in the Oracle Solaris Hardware Compatibility List at http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/hcl. This document cites any implementation differences between the platform types.

For supported systems, see the Oracle Solaris Hardware Compatibility List.

Who Should Use This Book

This guide is intended for anyone who is interested in setting up and managing Oracle Solaris ZFS file systems. Experience using the Oracle Solaris operating system (OS) or another UNIX version is recommended.

How This Book Is Organized

The following table describes the chapters in this book.

Chapter	Description
Chapter 1, Oracle Solaris ZFS File System (Introduction)	Provides an overview of ZFS and its features and benefits. It also covers some basic concepts and terminology.
Chapter 2, Getting Started With Oracle Solaris ZFS	Provides step-by-step instructions on setting up basic ZFS configurations with basic pools and file systems. This chapter also provides the hardware and software required to create ZFS file systems.
Chapter 3, Oracle Solaris ZFS and Traditional File System Differences	Identifies important features that make ZFS significantly different from traditional file systems. Understanding these key differences will help reduce confusion when you use traditional tools to interact with ZFS.
Chapter 4, Managing Oracle Solaris ZFS Storage Pools	Provides a detailed description of how to create and administer ZFS storage pools.
Chapter 5, Managing ZFS Root Pool Components	Describes how to manage ZFS root pool components, such as configuring a mirrored root pool, upgrading your ZFS boot environments, and resizing swap and dump devices.
Chapter 6, Managing Oracle Solaris ZFS File Systems	Provides detailed information about managing ZFS file systems. Included are such concepts as the hierarchical file system layout, property inheritance, and automatic mount point management and share interactions.
Chapter 7, Working With Oracle Solaris ZFS Snapshots and Clones	Describes how to create and administer ZFS snapshots and clones.
Chapter 8, Using ACLs and Attributes to Protect Oracle Solaris ZFS Files	Describes how to use access control lists (ACLs) to protect your ZFS files by providing more granular permissions than the standard UNIX permissions.
Chapter 9, Oracle Solaris ZFS Delegated Administration	Describes how to use ZFS delegated administration to allow nonprivileged users to perform ZFS administration tasks.
Chapter 10, Oracle Solaris ZFS Advanced Topics	Provides information about using ZFS volumes, using ZFS on an Oracle Solaris system with zones installed, and using alternate root pools.
Chapter 11, Oracle Solaris ZFS Troubleshooting and Pool Recovery	Describes how to identify ZFS failures and how to recover from them. Steps for preventing failures are covered as well.
Appendix A, Oracle Solaris ZFS Version Descriptions	Describes available ZFS versions, features of each version, and the Solaris OS that provides the ZFS version and feature.

Related Books

Related information about general Oracle Solaris system administration topics can be found in the following books:

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Typographic Conventions

The following table describes the typographic conventions that are used in this book.

Table P-1 Typographic Conventions

Typeface	Meaning	Example
`AaBbCc123`	The names of commands, files, and directories, and onscreen computer output	Edit your `.login` file. Use `ls -a` to list all files. `machine_name% you have mail.`
`AaBbCc123`	What you type, contrasted with onscreen computer output	`machine_name%` `su` `Password:`
`aabbcc123`	Placeholder: replace with a real name or value	The command to remove a file is `rm` `filename`.
AaBbCc123	Book titles, new terms, and terms to be emphasized	Read Chapter 6 in the User's Guide. A cache is a copy that is stored locally. Do not save the file. Note: Some emphasized items appear bold online.

Shell Prompts in Command Examples

The following table shows the default UNIX system prompt and superuser prompt for shells that are included in the Oracle Solaris OS. Note that the default system prompt that is displayed in command examples varies, depending on the Oracle Solaris release.

Table P-2 Shell Prompts

Shell	Prompt
Bash shell, Korn shell, and Bourne shell	`$`
Bash shell, Korn shell, and Bourne shell for superuser	`#`
C shell	`machine_name%`
C shell for superuser	`machine_name#`

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