[OpenIndiana-discuss] zpool command: some questions.

[Andrew Gabriel]

Anthony Renaud wrote:
> I am not sure of the consequences of the following zpool command:
> 
> zpool create mypool /dev/dsk/c5t0d0p2

It turns the second primary FDISK partition on that disk into a zpool.

> (c5t0d0p2 is where I have the unbootable OpenSolaris partition from where I want to recover some files)

It's not clear from what you've said if that was a root zpool from what 
you've said, or some other zpool. zfs root pools have to be on a slice 
which is part of an SMI labeled partition (on x86). The device name for 
that will end in s0, not p2. If it wasn't a root pool, then it depends 
how you created it.

> Does it prepare the partition for the mount commands?Or does it erase and format the partition?

Effectively, erase and format.

> Or is it better to use: zpool import ?

Yes.

> and after:
> 
> zfs set mountpoint=legacy mypool
> mount -F zfs mypool /mnt

Can't think why you'd want to do that.

-- 
Andrew