From owner-freebsd-fs@FreeBSD.ORG Sat Feb 21 18:23:08 2015 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-fs@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [8.8.178.115]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher AECDH-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 1A984A96 for ; Sat, 21 Feb 2015 18:23:08 +0000 (UTC) Received: from barracuda.ixsystems.com (mail.ixsystems.com [69.198.165.135]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (Client CN "*.ixsystems.com", Issuer "Go Daddy Secure Certification Authority" (not verified)) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id E79D266C for ; Sat, 21 Feb 2015 18:23:07 +0000 (UTC) X-ASG-Debug-ID: 1424542986-08ca043650aa850001-3nHGF7 Received: from mail.iXsystems.com ([10.2.55.1]) by barracuda.ixsystems.com with ESMTP id Ecxx0xj3Og621DGe (version=TLSv1 cipher=DHE-RSA-CAMELLIA256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Sat, 21 Feb 2015 10:23:06 -0800 (PST) X-Barracuda-Envelope-From: jkh@ixsystems.com X-Barracuda-RBL-Trusted-Forwarder: 10.2.55.1 X-ASG-Whitelist: Client Received: from [10.8.0.18] (unknown [10.8.0.18]) (using TLSv1 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mail.iXsystems.com (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 00DAB8DF27; Sat, 21 Feb 2015 10:23:05 -0800 (PST) DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=simple/simple; d=ixsystems.com; s=newknight0; t=1424542986; bh=Ghs01Gt9OSzGDspET4z1Msg9yStp/UnAYv7g16Krth0=; h=Subject:From:In-Reply-To:Date:Cc:References:To; b=U3wLbbJ5llxxTBPXELe16hWGQKyPS1xAT/2Yj/04V9wOYcFnkH4O0A0yXHgr+AKbn hWQpdKscnlKK0GTgnbf4EkwYmIBBZgzvhDw+d9eMnF8vKikGPArpWO2Wj+z8vIe6sI D7FHLyfcgKqbjmmaYMgcd0ZowXfKzKQd6VxdNgwQ= Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Mime-Version: 1.0 (Mac OS X Mail 8.2 \(2081\)) Subject: Re: The magic of ZFS and NFS (2nd try) From: Jordan Hubbard X-ASG-Orig-Subj: Re: The magic of ZFS and NFS (2nd try) In-Reply-To: <12103095.viZFqgegqA@falbala.rz1.convenimus.net> Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2015 10:23:03 -0800 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Message-Id: References: <4257601.p3oiXZFr4n@falbala.rz1.convenimus.net> <12103095.viZFqgegqA@falbala.rz1.convenimus.net> To: Christian Baer X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.2081) X-Barracuda-Connect: UNKNOWN[10.2.55.1] X-Barracuda-Start-Time: 1424542986 X-Barracuda-Encrypted: DHE-RSA-CAMELLIA256-SHA X-Barracuda-URL: https://10.2.0.41:443/cgi-mod/mark.cgi X-Virus-Scanned: by bsmtpd at ixsystems.com X-Barracuda-BRTS-Status: 1 Cc: freebsd-fs@freebsd.org X-BeenThere: freebsd-fs@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18-1 Precedence: list List-Id: Filesystems List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2015 18:23:08 -0000 > On Feb 21, 2015, at 9:36 AM, Christian Baer = wrote: >=20 > But why shouldn't I use /etc/exports? I have read people writing this = (don't=20 > use /etc/exports) in forums when searching for answers, however the = current=20 > manpage for zfs says this: FreeNAS has more experience with sharing things from ZFS than anyone = else in the BSD community (that=E2=80=99s not hyperbole, it=E2=80=99s = simply fact). We don=E2=80=99t use any of the zfs sharing flags. Those = were intended more for Solaris (sharesmb, for example - FreeBSD lets you = do that, but what does it *mean* when you don=E2=80=99t have a native = CIFS service?). FreeBSD has never integrated ZFS=E2=80=99s notion of = sharing or, for that matter, a number of other things like drive hot = sparing and automatic replacement, and you=E2=80=99re seeing the results = of ZFS=E2=80=99s solaris roots still not lining up 100% with their new = FreeBSD home. That=E2=80=99s all. I would simplify things, just as FreeNAS has (for good reasons), and = simply have ZFS be =E2=80=9Ca filesystem=E2=80=9D from FreeBSD=E2=80=99s = perspective and share it just as you would UFS. - Jordan