Please forgive me if this is a dump question. But after using ZFS for over 8 years I still confused. Here is my question
Let's create a zpool as
My understanding is that there were actually two objects created in this command
1. A zpool named "tank"
2. A file system name "tank", too
Evidently, the file system "tank" is mounted and you can copy files into it. However, I have never found any official document describe such behavior. Can somebody confirm my understanding is correct?
Further, all examples given from official document in relate to operation on file system are in the form such as, tank/home. The explanation given refer "tank" as zpool and "home" as file system(data set). So if there is indeed a default file system created alone with pool creation, won't it be more logical and consistent to refer to "tank" as file system. Effectively, "home" is a nested file system within the file system "tank", which is the default file system on zpool "tank"?
Many thanks
Let's create a zpool as
zpool create tank c1t0d0 c1t1d0
My understanding is that there were actually two objects created in this command
1. A zpool named "tank"
2. A file system name "tank", too
Evidently, the file system "tank" is mounted and you can copy files into it. However, I have never found any official document describe such behavior. Can somebody confirm my understanding is correct?
Further, all examples given from official document in relate to operation on file system are in the form such as, tank/home. The explanation given refer "tank" as zpool and "home" as file system(data set). So if there is indeed a default file system created alone with pool creation, won't it be more logical and consistent to refer to "tank" as file system. Effectively, "home" is a nested file system within the file system "tank", which is the default file system on zpool "tank"?
Many thanks
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