Today I had a special task to change the RAID-Z design on my main FreeNAS from Raid-Z1 to Raid-Z2.
I had my main system with pool nas1 and several datasets replicated to backup1 and backup2. Now when I wanted to get my datasets back I did not find a one-button-klick to restore. Instead I had to da the other way around, i.e. create a snapshot of all datasets on backup and a replication task from backup to main system.
I don't know if this is the right way to do so and I hope it is not very cumbersome to get the data back. I read many posts where users are asking about copying one pool into another and all the answers I see is to use command line with zfs send | zfs receive. I hope that I am wrong that the current FreeNAS is not to be uses in a mix from GUI and command line when it comes to restore one's data.
Appreciate if someone can point me to the right source where it is explained. Thanks!
I had my main system with pool nas1 and several datasets replicated to backup1 and backup2. Now when I wanted to get my datasets back I did not find a one-button-klick to restore. Instead I had to da the other way around, i.e. create a snapshot of all datasets on backup and a replication task from backup to main system.
I don't know if this is the right way to do so and I hope it is not very cumbersome to get the data back. I read many posts where users are asking about copying one pool into another and all the answers I see is to use command line with zfs send | zfs receive. I hope that I am wrong that the current FreeNAS is not to be uses in a mix from GUI and command line when it comes to restore one's data.
Appreciate if someone can point me to the right source where it is explained. Thanks!