Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2012 10:08:39 +0200 From: Johann Hugo <jhugo@meraka.csir.co.za> To: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: zpool detach pool device Message-ID: <201201251008.40061.jhugo@meraka.csir.co.za> In-Reply-To: <4F1EC208.5060808@infracaninophile.co.uk> References: <201201241601.48356.jhugo@meraka.csir.co.za> <4F1EC208.5060808@infracaninophile.co.uk>
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On Tuesday, January 24, 2012 04:36:56 PM Matthew Seaman wrote: > On 24/01/2012 14:01, Johann Hugo wrote: > > Is there any way to recover data from a (good) disk that was detached > > from a zpool ? > > Possibly, but not necessarily easily. It depends on how much of your > pool that disk represents. If it's one half of a mirror, then sure -- > easy. You just need a system you can import the pool too. The zpool > will show up as degraded, but if you have enough copies of everything it > should still show up. Yes, the pool is one half of a mirror, but "zpool import" does not recognizes any pool on the disk. I have a copy of all the crucial stuff on the disk, but there is also some nice-to-have stuff on the disk if I can get hold of it without to much effort. Johann
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