Man page - zpool-checkpoint(8)

Manual

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ZPOOL-CHECKPOINT (8) System Manager’s Manual ZPOOL-CHECKPOINT (8)

NAME

zpool-checkpoint — check-point current ZFS storage pool state

SYNOPSIS

zpool checkpoint [ -d [ -w ]] pool

DESCRIPTION

Checkpoints the current state of pool , which can be later restored by zpool import --rewind-to-checkpoint . The existence of a checkpoint in a pool prohibits the following zpool subcommands: remove , attach , detach , split , and reguid . In addition, it may break reservation boundaries if the pool lacks free space. The zpool status command indicates the existence of a checkpoint or the progress of discarding a checkpoint from a pool. zpool list can be used to check how much space the checkpoint takes from the pool.

OPTIONS
-d , --discard

Discards an existing checkpoint from pool .

-w , --wait

Waits until the checkpoint has finished being discarded before returning.

SEE ALSO

zfs-snapshot (8), zpool-import (8), zpool-status (8) OpenZFS May 27, 2021 ZPOOL-CHECKPOINT (8)

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