What is the suggested method for reliably replicating filesystems to a removable external USB HDD?
I just tried to replicate a number of ZFS filing systems to a USB connected 5TB 2.5" HDD and midway through the replication, the drive reported errors and now I can't remove the new pool it is/was on.
Using ESXi 6.7, I pass-through 'Host USB Device', select my drive.
In OmniOS 151034/Napp-it 20.01a5 Pro I see the new drive and create a new pool Tank4 with the usb drive as a basic vdev.
I set a job to Replicate from Source Pool/ZFS: Tank2/Archive to Target Pool: Tank4 and as expected it created a new filesystem under pool Tank4.
The first 20GB filesystem test went ok, then I tried a different 500GB filesystem and when I returned pool Tank4 was no longer listed under ZFS Filesystems and in Pools it's state is unavailable, status: 'One or more devices are faulted in response to IO failures'
'cannot open 'Tank': pool I/O is currently suspended'
I am running the drive through WD Data LifeGuard (9 hours to go), but it is a fairly new drive with very little use.
Are there issues with using USB connected drives for replication, or assuming the drive/cable/controller are ok, it should work?
How do I remove pool:Tank4 state: UNAVAIL?
I just tried to replicate a number of ZFS filing systems to a USB connected 5TB 2.5" HDD and midway through the replication, the drive reported errors and now I can't remove the new pool it is/was on.
Using ESXi 6.7, I pass-through 'Host USB Device', select my drive.
In OmniOS 151034/Napp-it 20.01a5 Pro I see the new drive and create a new pool Tank4 with the usb drive as a basic vdev.
I set a job to Replicate from Source Pool/ZFS: Tank2/Archive to Target Pool: Tank4 and as expected it created a new filesystem under pool Tank4.
The first 20GB filesystem test went ok, then I tried a different 500GB filesystem and when I returned pool Tank4 was no longer listed under ZFS Filesystems and in Pools it's state is unavailable, status: 'One or more devices are faulted in response to IO failures'
'cannot open 'Tank': pool I/O is currently suspended'
I am running the drive through WD Data LifeGuard (9 hours to go), but it is a fairly new drive with very little use.
Are there issues with using USB connected drives for replication, or assuming the drive/cable/controller are ok, it should work?
How do I remove pool:Tank4 state: UNAVAIL?
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