How to create a ZFS file system on ubuntu with 3 drives raid 5 equiv

This video shows how to simply create a raid 5 array with ZFS using 3 disks.

install your disks minimum of 3
open terminal
su -
Enter root password
# format ;to find the drive names
# zpool create test raidz1 DRIVE1 DRIVE2 DRIVE3 ;create a raid 5 ZFS drive called test with drives 1, 2, 3
# zpool list ;list the status and other info on file system
# zpool status ; see status of the new file system

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• ZFS
• zpool
• ubuntu
• root
• file systems

[antsrealm]

Hey guys what happens if the HDD with the ubuntu OS fails? Can i replace it, reinstall ubuntu and recover the 'yoda' data pool ????

[ArchitectJuan]

Thank you... you video is very helpful...I was having a nightmare with Raid 5 but this option is much faster and much easier. Too bad someone doesn't create a ZFS Graphical user interface ....Hint hint.

Regards

[thecottonwolf]

using sdc and sdb style disk id's is not recommended for zfs as these can easily change. see help.ubuntu.com/community/Usin­gUUID

[Fragment85]

Nice work

[huetubery]

This was very easy to follow. Thank you!

[jordydrx]

Thanks man! This video was usefull and simple to follow! :)

[77expat77]

easy to follow and pretty straight forward. thanks for that.

any tips for monitoring the raidz state ? may not want to keep logging onto the system to check it.

I dont suppose you could demo the procedure for raid 10 with ZFS.