Can T.M. make backup of ZFS filesystem?

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Can T.M. make backup of ZFS filesystem?

Post by robert » Sat Nov 10, 2012 4:25 pm

I want to include a couple of my mounted zfs filesystems when backing up with T.M. but it seems impossible.

I think I remember adding my mounted zfs filesystems to the Time Machine list of excluded items. (Things NOT to backup)
Now, when I try to remove some volumes from this list in order to have them included in the backup they just keep reappearing again.
Is this because they are zfs filesystems and is there a way around this?

Please advice.
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Re: Can T.M. make backup of ZFS filesystem?

Post by grahamperrin » Sat Nov 10, 2012 11:03 pm

Mountain Lion will default to use a sparse bundle disk image when Time Machine writes a backup to ZEVO ZFS.

No version of Time Machine can backup a ZFS file system that is mounted by ZEVO Community Edition 1.1.1. From the guide with 1.1:

Time Machine cannot currently be used to backup ZEVO volumes.
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Re: Can T.M. make backup of ZFS filesystem?

Post by robert » Sun Nov 11, 2012 2:03 am

Ok, thank you.

Rsync/ Carbon Copy Cloner it is then.. :)
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