The Solaris ZFS Administration Guide provides information about setting up and managing Solaris ZFS file systems.This guide contains information for both SPARC based and x86 based systems.This Solaris release supports systems that use the SPARC and x86 families of processor architectures: UltraSPARC, SPARC64, AMD64, Pentium, and Xeon EM64T. The supported systems appear in the Solaris 10 Hardware Compatibility List at http://www.sun.com/bigadmin/hcl. This document cites any implementation differences between the platform types.In this document these x86 terms mean the following:“x86” refers to the larger family of 64-bit and 32-bit x86 compatible products. “x64” points out specific 64-bit information about AMD64 or EM64T systems. “32-bit x86” points out specific 32-bit information about x86 based systems. For supported systems, see the Solaris 10 Hardware Compatibility List. This guide is intended for anyone who is interested in setting up and managing Solaris ZFS file systems. Experience using the Solaris Operating System (OS) or another UNIX version is recommended. The following table describes the chapters in this book.Chapter Description Chapter 1, Solaris ZFS File System (Introduction) Provides an overview of ZFS and its features and benefits. It also covers some basic concepts and terminology. Chapter 2, Getting Started With ZFS Provides step-by-step instructions on setting up simple ZFS configurations with simple pools and file systems. This chapter also provides the hardware and software required to create ZFS file systems. Chapter 3, ZFS and Traditional File System Differences Identifies important features that make ZFS significantly different from traditional file systems. Understanding these key differences will help reduce confusion when using traditional tools to interact with ZFS. Chapter 4, Managing ZFS Storage Pools Provides a detailed description of how to create and administer storage pools. Chapter 5, Managing ZFS File Systems Provides detailed information about managing ZFS file systems. Included are such concepts as hierarchical file system layout, property inheritance, and automatic mount point management and share interactions. Chapter 6, Working With ZFS Snapshots and Clones Describes how to create and administer ZFS snapshots and clones. Chapter 7, Using ACLs to Protect ZFS Files Describes how to use access control lists (ACLs) to protect your ZFS files by providing more granular permissions then the standard UNIX permissions. Chapter 9, ZFS Advanced Topics Provides information on using ZFS volumes, using ZFS on a Solaris system with zones installed, and alternate root pools. Chapter 10, ZFS Troubleshooting and Data Recovery Describes how to identify ZFS failure modes and how to recover from them. Steps for preventing failures are covered as well. Related information about general Solaris system administration topics can be found in the following books:Solaris System Administration: Basic Administration Solaris System Administration: Advanced Administration Solaris System Administration: Devices and File Systems Solaris System Administration: Security Services Solaris Volume Manager Administration Guide &sundocs;&typeconv;