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Date:      Wed, 20 Nov 2013 21:14:26 +0100
From:      =?UTF-8?B?SmFuIER1xaHDoXRrbw==?= <jan@dusatko.org>
To:        <Trond.Endrestol@fagskolen.gjovik.no>
Cc:        freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   RE: ZFS pool cheating
Message-ID:  <007201cee62d$1c75c4c0$55614e40$@org>
In-Reply-To: <alpine.BSF.2.00.1311201944490.26875@mail.fig.ol.no>
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Did you try to send snapshot over network ?
I prepared backup using tar, currently plan to do ZFS snapshot and if =
there will be possibility to send it over SSH, I can minimize downtime =
and in the same time check / verify functionality of new pool with the =
same name

Regards

Jan

-----Original Message-----
From: Trond.Endrestol@fagskolen.gjovik.no =
[mailto:Trond.Endrestol@fagskolen.gjovik.no]=20
Sent: 20. listopadu 2013 19:56
To: Jan Du=C5=A1=C3=A1tko
Cc: freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.org
Subject: Re: ZFS pool cheating

On Wed, 20 Nov 2013 17:47+0100, Jan Du?=C3=A1tko wrote:

> Dear,
> Do you someone know method, how can be pool converted from=20
> concatenating to regular mirror? By mistake I replaced failed disk in=20
> pool using add not replace, which caused me to change pool =
configuration.
> I looking method allow me to have pool online during whole replacement =

> procedure.
>=20
> Regards
>=20
> Jan

I'm afraid your only option is something along these lines:

1. Make a recursive snapshot of the entire pool.

2. Send a recursive ZFS stream of the recursive snapshots to another =
pool, or disk.

Beware of the danger of data loss by having only a single set of =
snapshots available as you proceed.

3. Destroy the old pool.

4. Recreate the original pool to a mirrored configuration.

5. Transfer the recursive ZFS stream back to the new pool using the zfs =
receive command.

6. Remove the recursive snapshots, if warranted.

If your able to setup a fresh pair of disks in your server, you might be =
able to transfer the snapshots to a mirrored pool assigned a temporary =
name. Then export both the current pool and the temporary pool. Import =
the temporary pool and rename the pool to the correct name as you import =
the temp pool.

I guess/hope someone more knowledgeable on ZFS will chime in and correct =
me.

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