git: 1fb34fa053 - main - Fix misuse of the phrase zpool in ZFS chapter handbook
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Date: Sun, 06 Nov 2022 20:26:20 UTC
The branch main has been updated by carlavilla: URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/doc/commit/?id=1fb34fa0530a7cd0554371f0b5c0b6bdf8a9507d commit 1fb34fa0530a7cd0554371f0b5c0b6bdf8a9507d Author: John Darrah <johntdarrah@gmail.com> AuthorDate: 2022-11-06 20:25:07 +0000 Commit: Sergio Carlavilla Delgado <carlavilla@FreeBSD.org> CommitDate: 2022-11-06 20:25:07 +0000 Fix misuse of the phrase zpool in ZFS chapter handbook PR: 257405 Reviewed by: grahamperrin@, pauamma@ --- documentation/content/en/books/handbook/zfs/_index.adoc | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/zfs/_index.adoc b/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/zfs/_index.adoc index 9720122a84..397f592208 100644 --- a/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/zfs/_index.adoc +++ b/documentation/content/en/books/handbook/zfs/_index.adoc @@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ The <<zfs-zfs,`zfs`>> utility allows creating, destroying, and managing datasets [[zfs-zpool-create]] === Creating and Destroying Storage Pools -Creating a ZFS storage pool (_zpool_) requires permanent decisions, as the pool structure cannot change after creation. +Creating a ZFS storage pool requires permanent decisions, as the pool structure cannot change after creation. The most important decision is which types of vdevs to group the physical disks into. See the list of <<zfs-term-vdev,vdev types>> for details about the possible options. After creating the pool, most vdev types do not allow adding disks to the vdev. @@ -581,7 +581,7 @@ This can cause undefined behavior in applications which had open files on those [[zfs-zpool-attach]] === Adding and Removing Devices -Two ways exist for adding disks to a zpool: attaching a disk to an existing vdev with `zpool attach`, or adding vdevs to the pool with `zpool add`. +Two ways exist for adding disks to a pool: attaching a disk to an existing vdev with `zpool attach`, or adding vdevs to the pool with `zpool add`. Some <<zfs-term-vdev,vdev types>> allow adding disks to the vdev after creation. A pool created with a single disk lacks redundancy.