[OpenIndiana-discuss] ZfS migration scenario including zvols

[Edward Ned Harvey (openindiana)]

> From: Sebastian Gabler [mailto:sequoiamobil at gmx.net]
> Sent: Saturday, April 13, 2013 11:38 AM
> 
> - zfs send mainbranch at 1 -R > /pool2/mainbranch.dmp for each nfs, iscsi,
> smb

It is advisable, if possible, to create a new zpool with your new tmp storage, and zfs send | zfs receive.  (Don't store a zfs send data stream in a file.)  Because the "zfs receive" does all the cksumming, and will detect and notify you in the event of a data transmission problem.

But if all you have is a network store, or something else that you can't format with zfs for some reason...  So be it.  You do what you have to do.