Got it imported w/ 4-disks using `pool import -a -f`.

Thanks all!

Kent


> On Mar 25, 2023, at 5:15 PM, Guenther Alka <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> not sure what you want to achieve with zpool import
> https://illumos.org/man/8/zpool
> 
>              -a      Searches for and imports all pools found.
> 
>              -c cachefile
>                      Reads configuration from the given cachefile that was
>                      created with the cachefile pool property.  This cachefile
>                      is used instead of searching for devices.
> 
>              -d dir  Searches for devices or files in dir.  The -d option can 
> be
>                      specified multiple times.  This option is incompatible 
> with
>                      the -c option.
> 
> the -a option imports all found pools (pool config is on disks)
> the -d is mainly when you are using files instead disks. Disks are detected 
> automatically.
> 
> normal operation is simply zpool import (reads all disks and shows available 
> pools)
> and zpool import (-f) poolname. If a disk is missing, the pool is imported in 
> a degraded state.
> 
> You cannot "import" single disks. 
> 
> What do you expect from a zpool destroy? Such a pool remains importable 
> despite.
> Maybe you want to ignore the cachefile that allows a faster imoport?
> 
> Gea
>   
>> Thanks Toomas!
>> 
>>> raidz6 can survive 2 lost disk, 5 of 6 is still good assuming there are no 
>>> corrupted blocks;)
>> 
>> That's true, but I guess my question is more nuanced.
>> 
>> Let's say that on the second server I do something like this:
>> 
>> boot, with zero 3.5 disks plugged in and then run:
>> # zpool destroy tank   // to remove history of he old "tank"
>> 
>> insert 5 of the disks and then run something like this:
>> # zpool import -a -d c3t1d0 -d c4t0d0 -d c4t1d0 -d c5t0d0 -d c5t1d0 
>> 
>> Would that work, or would it fail due to expecting a missing sixth disk?
>> 
>> Thanks again,
>> Kent
>> 
>> 
> 
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