# Create a new pool zpool create mypool /dev/sdX # List all pools zpool list # Show detailed pool status zpool status mypool # Add a new vdev to an existing pool zpool add mypool /dev/sdY # Destroy a pool (⚠️ irreversible!) zpool destroy mypool # Export (unmount) a pool zpool export mypool # Import (mount) a pool zpool import mypool # Scrub a pool (check for errors) zpool scrub mypool # Check scrub status zpool status mypool | ZFS Vdev Type | Description | RAID Equivalent | Min Disks | Fault Tolerance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
stripe | Data striped across disks, no redundancy | RAID 0 | 1 | 0 |
mirror | Identical copies on multiple disks | RAID 1 | 2+ | 1 per mirror |
raidz1 | Single parity | RAID 5 | 3+ | 1 |
raidz2 | Double parity | RAID 6 | 4+ | 2 |
raidz3 | Triple parity | RAID 7 (uncommon) | 5+ | 3 |
⚠️ ZFS pools are built from one or more vdevs. If any vdev fails, the entire pool fails—even if other vdevs are healthy.
# Create a dataset zfs create mypool/mydataset # List datasets zfs list # Set quota on a dataset zfs set quota=10G mypool/mydataset # Snapshot a dataset zfs snapshot mypool/mydataset@snap1 # Roll back to a snapshot zfs rollback mypool/mydataset@snap1 # Send snapshot to another system zfs send mypool/mydataset@snap1 | ssh user@host zfs receive backup/mirror zpool scrub regularly to detect and fix silent corruption.