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Date:      Mon, 21 Nov 2011 20:39:21 +0100
From:      "Ronald Klop" <ronald-freebsd8@klop.yi.org>
To:        "Julian Elischer" <julian@freebsd.org>
Cc:        fs@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: ZFS for dummys.... suggestions?
Message-ID:  <op.v5a97wv18527sy@212-182-167-131.ip.telfort.nl>
In-Reply-To: <4EC9AA88.90504@freebsd.org>
References:  <4EC0BB84.5080803@freebsd.org> <op.v49gucds8527sy@pinky> <4EC9AA88.90504@freebsd.org>

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On Mon, 21 Nov 2011 02:34:00 +0100, Julian Elischer <julian@freebsd.org>  
wrote:

> On 11/20/11 12:07 PM, Ronald Klop wrote:
>> On Mon, 14 Nov 2011 07:56:04 +0100, Julian Elischer  
>> <julian@freebsd.org> wrote:
>>
>>> The time has come for me to look at ZFS..
>>> Is there a reference that is recommended for a quick overview, that  
>>> doesn't get bogged down in
>>> the minute details, but gives a good overview?
>>>
>>> Preferably using short words, lots of pictures, and written in large  
>>> crayon.. :-)
>>>
>>
>> I don't know if you mean the usage of ZFS or the structure of the code,  
>> but the announcement of ZFS in FreeBSD is a nice overview about the  
>> usage of ZFS.
>>
>> ZFS - quick start.:  
>> http://lists.freebsd.org/pipermail/freebsd-current/2007-April/070616.html
>>
>> Ronald.
>>
>>
> I'm more looking for a description of the way it works.. In UFS we'd  
> have "This is an inode"..  etc.

This has some info which is nice to read about the background and  
differences of ZFS en BTRFS. But not the chart you are looking for I think.

http://lwn.net/Articles/342892/



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