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From: Victor Sudakov <vas@mpeks.tomsk.su>
To: Mike Tancsa <mike@sentex.net>
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Subject: Re: complete clone/restore from a ZFS-based system replication stream
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Mike Tancsa wrote:
> On 9/27/2016 10:35 PM, Victor Sudakov wrote:
> > 
> > but what if I just wanted to test the stream without actually receiving it?
> 
> Dont think there is a way.  A lot of people backup the stream to an
> actual zfs file server. That way you have zfs make sure all is "good"
> with the backup. 

"zfs receive -n" should be a way, if only it did not fail like it
does.

> When you send it to a file, make sure the file is
> stored on a system that wont allow bitrot as the file can easily become
> corrupted.

I love dump/restore, and 'restore -rN' was my favourite tool to check
backups for corruption.

-- 
Victor Sudakov,  VAS4-RIPE, VAS47-RIPN
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