saving "zfs send" to a Windows host

[Dr. Nikolaus Klepp]

Anno domini 2019 Sun, 28 Apr 14:50:47 +0700
 Victor Sudakov scripsit:
> Carmel NY wrote:
> > >
> > >> However, I believe you can install bash in Windows 10. In fact, you 
> > >> can install an entire linux bistro right into Windows 10.
> > >>
> > >> Not sure if that will help you or not, but it might be worth losing 
> > >> into (I'm not a Windows person, Windows is the thing I avoid when 
> > >> possible).
> > >>
> > >> <https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/wsl/install-win10>  
> > >
> > >As a parenthesis…
> > >
> > >This is ‘Windows Subsystem for Linux’ (I don’t use it, but I work 
> > >with some techie Windows folk who have used it and approve, and I’ve 
> > >used it to teach ‘how to get by on Unix’ classes to folk including 
> > >Windows laptop users).
> > >
> > >It’s a bit of a misnomer, in that (as far as I understand things) 
> > >it’s really GNU/Windows, in the sense that ‘GNU/Linux’ is the GNU 
> > >userland on the Linux kernel.  It’s the majority of an Ubuntu (or 
> > >similar) distro built for the Windows kernel.
> > >
> > >I understand that intimate interaction with device drivers presents 
> > >occasional problems, and the fact you’re on the only-just-POSIX 
> > >Windows filesystem will occasionally bite you, but apart from that it 
> > >works better than one might anticipate.  If you’re obliged to use a 
> > >Windows 10 machine for some reason, this might be how to do it.
> > >
> > >…close parenthesis.
> > >
> > >Norman
> > 
> > I believe if you want to know something, it is best to go straight to
> > the source. I have used Microsoft forums in the past when I need
> > accurate information and not just guesses. I would suggest that the OP
> > start here
> > <https://social.technet.microsoft.com/forums/en-us/home?category=windows10itpro>
> > , find an appropriate forum and post his question. At the very least,
> > someone will direct him to the best place to ask his question.
> 
> The OP (that was me) humbly asked what can be used to send a zfs stream
> to a Windows host for storage there, because mount_smbfs is not usable
> any more. I was advised to install sshd on Windows.
> 
> However, if receiving a byte stream from FreeBSD will involve the
> installation of the whole Penguin on Windows, I'd abstain.
> 
> Maybe I'll find an implementation of dd for Windows, or I'll give up the
> sshd idea (which seemed brilliant at first).
> 
> And no, the host on the other side of the ssh connection is not even
> Windows 10.
> 
> If I asked about receiving a zfs stream from Unix on a Windows forum,
> I'd perhaps become a laughing stock.
> 

Hm .. you might use netcat on windows to receive the bytestream. https://nmap.org/ncat/

fire up ssh to windows, start netcat there, close session. send zfs snapshot to windows with nc, like so:

ssh somebody at windows "ncat -l 9999 -o some-file-for-snapshot" &
zfs .... | nc windows-host 9999

Nik


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