ZFSPool

Filesystem Naming Restrictions

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ZFS has some built-in naming restrictions for pool names and filesystem names. Regular ZFS files and directories, however, don’t have these restrictions. Each ZFS filesystem and pool name must be named according to the following rules:

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ZFS has some built-in naming restrictions for pool names and filesystem names. Regular ZFS files and directories, however, don’t have these restrictions. Each ZFS filesystem and pool name must be named according to the following rules:

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The beginning sequence c[0-9] is not allowed.
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  1. Each component can only contain alphanumeric characters in addition to the following four special characters: Underscore ‘_’, Hyphen ‘-’, Colon ‘:’ and Period ‘.’
  2. Pool names must begin with a letter, except for the following restrictions:
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  • Each component can only contain alphanumeric characters in addition to the following four special characters: Underscore ‘_’, Hyphen ‘-’, Colon ‘:’ and Period ‘.’
  • Pool names must begin with a letter, except for the following restrictions:
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  1. Filesystem names must begin with an alphanumeric character and must not contain a percent sign (%).
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  • Filesystem names must begin with an alphanumeric character and must not contain a percent sign (%).
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The names “log” and “spare” are reserved. A name that begins with “mirror” or “raidz” is also not allowed because these names are reserved. You can use a case-variant as a work-around. Pool names must not contain a percent sign (%).

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The beginning sequence c[0-9] is not allowed.
The names “log” and “spare” are reserved.
A name that begins with “mirror” or “raidz” is also not allowed because these names are reserved. You can use a case-variant as a work-around.
Pool names must not contain a percent sign (%).
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The beginning sequence c[0-9] is not allowed.

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  1. Filesystem names must begin with an alphanumeric character and must not contain a percent sign (%).
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  1. Filesystem names must begin with an alphanumeric character and must not contain a percent sign (%).
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  1. Each component can only contain alphanumeric characters in addition to the following four special characters:

Underscore ‘_’, Hyphen ‘-’, Colon ‘:’ and Period ‘.’

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  1. Each component can only contain alphanumeric characters in addition to the following four special characters: Underscore ‘_’, Hyphen ‘-’, Colon ‘:’ and Period ‘.’
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ZFS has some built-in naming restrictions for pool names and filesystem names. Regular ZFS files and directories, however, don’t have these restrictions. Each ZFS filesystem and pool name must be named according to the following rules:

  1. Each component can only contain alphanumeric characters in addition to the following four special characters:

Underscore ‘_’, Hyphen ‘-’, Colon ‘:’ and Period ‘.’

  1. Pool names must begin with a letter, except for the following restrictions:

The beginning sequence c[0-9] is not allowed. The names “log” and “spare” are reserved. A name that begins with “mirror” or “raidz” is also not allowed because these names are reserved. You can use a case-variant as a work-around. Pool names must not contain a percent sign (%).

  1. Filesystem names must begin with an alphanumeric character and must not contain a percent sign (%).

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