As the title reads, this book is an essentials guide to Solaris 10 ZFS. Numbering only 144 pages, the slim paperback is designed to show its readers how to deploy and manage ZFS file systems. It is particularly useful for those users who are new to Solaris or are using ZFS for the first time. It is easy to get ZFS up and running on a home system or business IT infrastructure by following the simple instructions in this book.

Written by Scott Watanabe, the book can help administrators who need a concise reference on how to set up and administer ZFS, and how to address common failures. Features are described and illustrated in a logical sequence and Watanabe includes both the basic and some of the less-frequent tasks administrators use.

CHAPTER TITLES AND HEADINGS

Chapter 1: Introducing ZFS File Systems

• Overview of ZFS
• Fast and Simple Storage
• ZFS Commands

Chapter 2: Managing Storage Pools

• ZFS Pool Concepts
• Creating a Dynamic Stripe
• Creating a Pool with Mirrored Devices
• Creating a Pool with RAID-Z Devices
• Creating a Spare in a Storage Pool
• Adding a Spare Vdev to a Second Storage Pool
• Replacing Bad Devices Automatically
• Locating Disks for Replacement
• Example of a Misconfigured Pool

Chapter 3: Installing and Booting a ZFS Root File System

• Simplifying (Systems) Administration Using ZFS
• Installing a ZFS Root File System
• Creating a Mirrored ZFS Root Configuration
• Testing a Mirrored ZFS Root Configuration
• Creating a Snapshot and Recovering a ZFS Root File System
• Managing ZFS Boot Environments with Solaris Live Upgrade
• Managing ZFS Boot Environments (beadm)
• Upgrading a ZFS Boot Environment (beadm)
• Upgrading a ZFS Boot Environment (pkg)
• References

Chapter 4: Managing ZFS Home Directories

• Managing Quotas and Reservations on ZFS File Systems
• The reservation and refreservation Settings
• Enabling Compression on a ZFS File System
• Working with ZFS Snapshots
• Sharing ZFS Home Directories
• References

Chapter 5: Exploring Zpool Advanced Concepts

• X4500 RAID-Z2 Configuration Example
• X4500 Mirror Configuration Example
• X4500 Boot Mirror Alternative Example
• ZFS and Array Storage

Chapter 6: Managing Solaris CIFS Server and Client

• Installing the CIFS Server Packages
• Configuring the SMB Server in Workgroup Mode
• Sharing Home Directories

Chapter 7: Using Time Slider

• Enabling Time Slider Snapshots
• Enabling Nautilus Time Slider
• Modifying the Snapshot Schedule
• Setting the Snapshot Schedule per File System

Chapter 8: Creating a ZFS Lab in a Box

• Creating Virtual Disks with Virtual Media Manager
• Registering a CD Image with Virtual Media Manager
• Creating a New Virtual Machine
• Modifying the New Virtual Machine
• Installing an OS on a Virtual Machine
• Installing Virtual Box Tools

More Information

Amazon's link to the publication

informIT's link to the publication

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