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How to add a mirror to an existing ZFS pool (Doc ID 1370224.1)

Last updated on JUNE 14, 2023

Applies to:

Solaris Operating System - Version 10 and later
Information in this document applies to any platform.

Goal

How to mirror a volume using ZFS:

In our example, we start with this non-redundant configuration:

 

 Make sure that the mirror device that you are adding is equal or bigger in size.

 

It's unclear if we should use zpool add or attach sub-commands, and that's what we will explain here.

Solution

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