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zpool — Manage ZFS pools. More information: <https://manned.org/zpool>.

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How to use the zpool command: Manage ZFS pools. More information: <https://manned.org/zpool>.

zpool — Manage ZFS pools. More information: <https://manned.org/zpool>.

Show the configuration and status of all ZFS zpools:

zpool status

Check a ZFS pool for errors (verifies the checksum of EVERY block). Very CPU and disk intensive:

zpool scrub {{pool_name}}

List zpools available for import:

zpool import

Import a zpool:

zpool import {{pool_name}}

Export a zpool (unmount all filesystems):

zpool export {{pool_name}}

Show the history of all pool operations:

zpool history {{pool_name}}

Create a mirrored pool:

zpool create {{pool_name}} mirror {{disk1}} {{disk2}} mirror {{disk3}} {{disk4}}

Add a cache (L2ARC) device to a zpool:

zpool add {{pool_name}} cache {{cache_disk}}

Show the configuration and status of all ZFS zpools

zpool status

Check a ZFS pool for errors (verifies the checksum of EVERY block). Very CPU and disk intensive

zpool scrub {{pool_name}}

List zpools available for import

zpool import

Import a zpool

zpool import {{pool_name}}

Export a zpool (unmount all filesystems)

zpool export {{pool_name}}

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