[OpenIndiana-discuss] Zfs import fails

[Reginald Beardsley]

--- On Wed, 2/6/13, Ram Chander <ramquick at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Ram Chander <ramquick at gmail.com>
> Subject: [OpenIndiana-discuss] Zfs import fails
> To: "Discussion list for OpenIndiana" <openindiana-discuss at openindiana.org>
> Date: Wednesday, February 6, 2013, 12:55 AM
> Hi,
> 
> 
> I had a  zpool thats exported on another system and
> when i try to import,
> it fails. Any idea how to recover ?
> 
> "format" shows all the disks.
> 
> 
> root at host:~# zpool import -FfX pool1
> cannot import 'pool1': one or more devices is currently
> unavailable
> 
> root at host:~# zpool import -f  pool1
> cannot import 'pool1': I/O error
>        Destroy and re-create the
> pool from
>        a backup source.

What does "zfs import" say? No pool name.

I occasionally get similar messages for a pool that doesn't exist on a USB drive. I did  something wrong long ago and it won't let me forget even though the current pool is working fine. The ghost keeps popping up.

Also, check for a bad cable.

Reg