I asked: > In my reading on zfs, I do not find a discussion on the differences between a > zfs create and a mkdir. > > So I have zfs pool testpool. The server is zfs only, so testpool is mounted > in /. > So what is the difference between 'mkdir /opt' and 'zfs create testpool/opt'? The answer: Well, superficially they are the same. But if you make a zfs filesystem instead of a mkdir you get all of the additional features of a zfs filesystem. You can generate snapshots, it can be mounted anywhere, you can impose quotas, etc etc etc. Thanks to the many many people who responded back. Christopher L. Barnard ------------------- comment your code as if the maintainer is a homicidal maniac who knows where you live. _______________________________________________ sunmanagers mailing list sunmanagers@sunmanagers.org http://www.sunmanagers.org/mailman/listinfo/sunmanagersReceived on Wed Feb 29 22:08:35 2012
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