The primary pool on a FreeNAS system (not the rpool), creates an invisible .system dataset. I would assume this is to allow the base pool to be stored on an embedded solution like a flash drive.
My question is how to deal with this filesystem. It makes it slightly difficult to deal with zfs replication because it recursively backs up all these .system datasets.
Ideally, I would like to store this on a pool of my choosing so that I can avoid it altogether. Is this possible?
Alternatively, is there a way to avoid hidden datasets on recursive zfs send?
Also, is the data in this filesystem important? Can it be deleted without causing issues?
My question is how to deal with this filesystem. It makes it slightly difficult to deal with zfs replication because it recursively backs up all these .system datasets.
Ideally, I would like to store this on a pool of my choosing so that I can avoid it altogether. Is this possible?
Alternatively, is there a way to avoid hidden datasets on recursive zfs send?
Also, is the data in this filesystem important? Can it be deleted without causing issues?