hm, I've had no problems doing an rpool import to another system by simply running zpool import <poolid> <newpoolname>
If you blindly just import by name as "rpool," then yeah, it's a clash. On Sat, Feb 7, 2015 at 8:55 AM, Doug Hughes <[email protected]> wrote: > The reason that data volumes on rpool is generally not a good idea is for > recoverability. You can take all of the disks of a given pool and move them > to another system, except rpool. rpool defines the system itself, so data > volumes there are tied to that system. Data volumes in any other pool can > move between systems very easily, which is great when you have certain > classes of hardware failures, or you want to upgrade your system, or > something similar. The data is thus independent of the current disposition > of the OS. > > At some point later on, you'll likely regret having done it. > > Sent from my android device. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Harry Putnam <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Sat, 07 Feb 2015 7:24 > Subject: [OpenIndiana-discuss] data on rpool - Bad idea? > > I've read that it is a bad idea to have datasets on the same disc > that rpool is on. I'm not sure why that is so. > > In my current situation I need more space but to rig up my > `HP xw8600 workstation' with more disc space will require getting a cage > and some new discs, not to mention the huffing and puffing necessary > to get it all installed and usable. > > When I installed oi on this hardware I thought it was a smart idea to > use 2 older 250 GB discs for a 2 disc mirrored setup of rpool. And a > pair of 1tb discs for 2disc mirror of datasets. > > At that time I hadn't really realized what it would take to add > discs. > > But of course I'm now running out of space... and still not flush > enough to pop for the $400 or so to add a cage and 4 2-3 tb discs. > > However I do have 2 1tb discs laying unused. > > So, (finally cutting to chase) how bad of an idea would it be to use > those two 1tb discs for a mirrored rpool and whatever data. > > I would gain about 800-850 GB of mirrored data space but it would > involve putting data on same discs and rpool. > > (I'll leave for another thread to discuss how to get rpool onto the new > discs in the most painless manner) > > So, what are your best thoughts on employing the two 1tb discs as > described above? > > > _______________________________________________ > openindiana-discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss > _______________________________________________ > openindiana-discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss > _______________________________________________ openindiana-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
