Create ZFS pool

Created Freitag 29 November 2024

$ incus storage create <pool_name> zfs [configuration_options...]

Documentation

Driver description for ZFS:

• Storage pool configuration
• Storage volume configuration
• Storage bucket configuration

Examples

Create a loop-backed pool named pool1 (the ZFS zpool will also be called pool1):

$ incus storage create pool1 zfs

Create a loop-backed pool named pool2 with the ZFS zpool name my-tank:

$ incus storage create pool2 zfs zfs.pool_name=my-tank

Use the existing ZFS zpool my-tank for pool3:

$ incus storage create pool3 zfs source=my-tank

Use the existing ZFS dataset my-tank/slice for pool4:

$ incus storage create pool4 zfs source=my-tank/slice

Use the existing ZFS dataset my-tank/zvol for pool5 and configure it to use ZFS block mode:

$ incus storage create pool5 zfs source=my-tank/zvol volume.zfs.block_mode=yes

Create a pool named pool6 on /dev/sdX (the ZFS zpool will also be called pool6):

$ incus storage create pool6 zfs source=/dev/sdX

Create a pool named pool7 on /dev/sdX with the ZFS zpool name my-tank:

$ incus storage create pool7 zfs source=/dev/sdX zfs.pool_name=my-tank