How to use ZFS on Linux

How to use ZFS on Linux
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ZFS is the advanced file system created by Sun Microsystems, Inc. and included in OpenSolaris. This same file system is now being integrated into Mac OS X 10.6 by Apple. Unfortunately, Linux has yet to include it in the main trunk.

Should you want to use ZFS on Linux, you can do this via FUSE. Linux.com has the instructions on how to do this.

If you do not know what ZFS can do, then you are missing a lot. I recommend that you check it out, specially if you value your data. :)


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3 Responses to “How to use ZFS on Linux”

  1. neon tabela Says: October 2nd, 2009 at 10:17 am

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  2. mm Says: January 25th, 2011 at 1:02 am

    KQ Infotech has opened a new webpage for their ZFS project:
    http://kqstor.com

    The ZFS v28 Linux port source code is maintained by KQ Infotech
    developers open source at http://github.com/zfs-linux

    Users of Ubuntu and Fedora Linux distributions can build and install
    packages of native ZFS for Linux by following the tuorial at
    http://blog.vx.sk/archives/18-Tutorial-native-ZFS-on-Ubuntu-and-Fedor
    a-Linux.html

  3. mm Says: January 25th, 2011 at 1:03 am

    Fixed tutorial link in last comment:
    http://blog.vx.sk/archives/18-Tutorial-native-ZFS.html

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