how to move jails

[dirkme]

Hi there,

how do i move jails from one DataSet to another?

Would be a nice option like with the system dataset.

 

[Artion]

Hi, have you tried the Configuration section in the Jails tab?

 

[danb35]

Hi, have you tried the Configuration section in the Jails tab?

That will tell the system to look in a different place, but will not move any existing jails. @dirkme, to move existing jails, you'll need to move the files over--ZFS replication is probably the best way to do that.

 

[Artion]

That will tell the system to look in a different place, but will not move any existing jails. @dirkme, to move existing jails, you'll need to move the files over--ZFS replication is probably the best way to do that.

Is it possible to first move the jails from the shell with a mv command and then point the GUI to the new location?

 

[danb35]

Is it possible to first move the jails from the shell with a mv command and then point the GUI to the new location?

I'd expect so, though I haven't tried.

 

[dirkme]

That will tell the system to look in a different place, but will not move any existing jails. @dirkme, to move existing jails, you'll need to move the files over--ZFS replication is probably the best way to do that.

Can I move the jails with Midnight Commander?

 

[dirkme]

That will tell the system to look in a different place, but will not move any existing jails. @dirkme, to move existing jails, you'll need to move the files over--ZFS replication is probably the best way to do that.

Can I move the jails with Midnight Commander?

 

[Jurgen Segaert]

Can I move the jails with Midnight Commander?

No. You need to use ZFS send/receive to move jails to a different pool or dataset.
There are several other threads that describe the process.
https://forums.freenas.org/index.ph...to-move-my-plugin-jail-to-another-pool.32906/

 

[dirkme]

No. You need to use ZFS send/receive to move jails to a different pool or dataset.
There are several other threads that describe the process.
https://forums.freenas.org/index.ph...to-move-my-plugin-jail-to-another-pool.32906/

OK, will go with the links tutorial, when the time comes (soon, have to add another disk to get 3 x 2 TB raid3 or what is the best zfs raid for it? 1 disk redundancy)

 

[dirkme]

Hi again, I need some1 to have a look over this before I start my attempt.

and what does @relocate do, is this a zfs option?

whereby trust2 is the spource and trust is the destination:

1 Command: [PANEL]zfs snapshot -r /mnt/trust2/pluginjail@relocate
2 Command: zfs send -R /mnt/trust2/pluginjail@relocate | zfs receive -v /mnt/trust/pluginjail
3 Command: zfs get -rH -o name -s received mountpoint /mnt/trust/pluginjail | xargs -I {} sh -c "zfs set mountpoint=/{} {}; zfs mount {};"[/PANEL]

 

[danb35]

what does @relocate do, is this a zfs option?

No, it's simply the name of the snapshot. It could be anything.

 

[dirkme]

No, it's simply the name of the snapshot. It could be anything.

Does the [PANEL] to be there too? And what does it do?

So, it creates a snapshot from my jail which will be called " pluginjail@relocate " and then zfs copies it to the destination, while the other part changes the system config to announce the new destination for the jail dataset, right?

Does this look alright to you (the 3 commands)?

 

[danb35]

Does the [PANEL] to be there too?

No; I expect that was intended to be a formatting marker that didn't do what was expected.

So, it creates a snapshot from my jail which will be called " pluginjail@relocate " and then zfs copies it to the destination,

Correct.

while the other part changes the system config to announce the new destination for the jail dataset, right?

I guess so--I think that's what that last line is intended to do, but I couldn't say if it's correct.

 

[dirkme]

hmmm that is what i get back??

Code:

root@voyager:~ # zfs snapshot -r /mnt/trust2/pluginjail
usage:
   snapshot|snap [-r] [-o property=value] ... <filesystem|volume>@<snap> ...

For the property list, run: zfs set|get

For the delegated permission list, run: zfs allow|unallow

 

[danb35]

Two things there. First, of course, trust2 was the pool name used in that example, which probably isn't the same as yours. Second, there is an error in those commands, as they operate on the dataset name, not the filesystem path. The first two should read like this:

Code:

zfs snapshot -r trust2/pluginjail@relocate
zfs send -R trust2/pluginjail@relocate | zfs receive -v trust/pluginjail

 

[dirkme]

Two things there. First, of course, trust2 was the pool name used in that example, which probably isn't the same as yours. Second, there is an error in those commands, as they operate on the dataset name, not the filesystem path. The first two should read like this:

Code:

zfs snapshot -r trust2/pluginjail@relocate
zfs send -R trust2/pluginjail@relocate | zfs receive -v trust/pluginjail

You Sir are a SuperStar again, thanks a lot for your help.

It seems to work just fine, yeah!

 

[dirkme]

Rebooted, installed a new plugin and jail and all is well and at the right dataset.

FreeNas!!! Best community and NAS software.

 

[Artion]

Is this thread solved? Could you please mark it as Solved? You can find how here or here.