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== Support and documentation == | == Support and documentation == |
Revision as of 01:41, 3 August 2014
OpenZFS on OS X brings OpenZFS features to Apple's OS X.
The installer release of OpenZFS on OS X is ready for use by people who are willing to learn to administer ZFS from the Terminal, or who already know how to do so. It's compatible with OS X 10.8 through OS X 10.10 (Mountain Lion, Mavericks, and Yosemite).
Contents
Support and documentation
Documentation is available on
- O3XWiki (where you are now) http://o3x.org/wiki or https://openzfsonosx.org/wiki
Support is available on
- O3X forums http://o3x.org/forum or https://openzfsonosx.org/forum
- #openzfs-osx IRC channel irc://chat.freenode.net/#openzfs-osx
To use the official release
Download the most recent installer and follow the instructions for installing the official release.
To begin testing the most recent build
Follow the instructions for installing from source.
To test without building
Development Build DMGs are added to http://lundman.net/ftp/osx.zfs/ – download the most recent signed .dmg file if you are on OS X 10.9, unsigned if you are on an earlier version of OS X. The disk image will contain built software – binaries, kernel extensions (KEXTs) and so on – that may be used with or without installation. Follow the instructions for installing a development build DMG.
These development build DMGs sometimes will not include the very most recent commits. If in doubt, please ask on IRC:
Suggested focus areas for testers
- Evaluating performance of various pool configurations as well as performance on older pools.
- Identifying any abnormal behavior when used with older pools.
- Finding incompatibilities with 3rd party software.
Notes
Please remember that ZFS alone is not a substitute for a good backup strategy.
If you have ZEVO or MacZFS installed
- you must uninstall that software and reboot before installing O3X (scripts for doing so are included with the O3X release download).
- you must uninstall O3X if you choose to revert to ZEVO or MacZFS - an uninstaller script for O3X is also included with the release download.