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List:       zfs-discuss
Subject:    Re: [zfs-discuss] backwards/forward compatibility
From:       Bob Friesenhahn <bfriesen () simple ! dallas ! tx ! us>
Date:       2010-04-28 23:00:39
Message-ID: alpine.GSO.2.01.1004281759010.12887 () freddy ! simplesystems ! org
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On Thu, 29 Apr 2010, Ian Collins wrote:
> You can create pools and filesystems with older versions if you want them to 
> be backwards compatible.  I have done this when I was sending data to a 
> backup server running an older Solaris version.

From the zpool manual page, it seems that it should be possible to 
create an older pool version using newer software.  Of course, it is 
also necessary to make sure that any created filesystems are a 
sufficiently low version.

Bob
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