ZFS file systems are the central point of administration. They are lightweight and can be created easily. A good model to use is to establish one file system per user or project, as this model allows properties, snapshots, and backups to be controlled on a per-user or per-project basis.
Two ZFS file systems, jeff and bill, are created in How to Create ZFS File Systems.
For more information about managing file systems, see Chapter 5, Managing Oracle Solaris ZFS File Systems.
ZFS allows file systems to be organized into hierarchies so that similar file systems can be grouped. This model provides a central point of administration for controlling properties and administering file systems. Similar file systems should be created under a common name.
In the example in How to Create ZFS File Systems, the two file systems are placed under a file system named home.
Most file system characteristics are controlled by properties. These properties control a variety of behaviors, including where the file systems are mounted, how they are shared, if they use compression, and if any quotas are in effect.
In the example in How to Create ZFS File Systems, all home directories are mounted at /export/zfs/user, are shared by using NFS, and have compression enabled. In addition, a quota of 10 GB on user jeff is enforced.
For more information about properties, see Introducing ZFS Properties.