Hi, I've been fooling around, trying to get a ZFS dataset to work as a target destination for a Carbon Copy Cloner backup that will run on another computer. I created a ZFS dataset
zfs create tank/BACKUPS
Then I go into the System Preferences > Sharing. I turn on file sharing by checking the box in the list of sharing types. Then, in the screen accessed via the Options button, I turn on either SMB or AFS type of sharing (or both). When I click 'Done' it takes me back to the main pref pane for Sharing, and the status says that other users can access shared folders, and administrators all volumes, at "afp://10.0.1.32" or "smb://10.0.1.32". However... when I try and share a ZFS dataset like tank/BACKUPS by clicking on the '+' symbol, navigating to tank/BACKUPS, clicking on 'Add' as a folder it never shows up in the list of Shared Folders; the list just stays populated with the default Public folders of the users of this computer. Is there some trick needed or terminal command that will share what appears to OS X (El Capitan) to be an external drive? Or do I have to buy and install the OS X Server app?
I went to the other computer, and verified that, indeed, I can use Connect to Server, enter in admin credentials from the computer that is sharing its data, and get access to all volumes on the sharing computer... I was just hoping to avoid storing that kind of password information in the sending computer.
Thanks for your thoughts.
Kurt