ZFS seems to have two modes: "everything's fine" (within the limits of redundancy) and "your pool's gone" (PS: "there are no recovery tools").
All is well until suddenly it's not and all your data's gone. With ZFS the risk of a catastrophic failure are low but the consequences are devastating.
Right now, on the verge of my first ZFS build, I am not comfortable with that consequence. I know, mirrors, backups etc, but some of the reasons for pool loss seem more and more to me like design...
How many of you have experienced catastrphic pool failure and why?
All is well until suddenly it's not and all your data's gone. With ZFS the risk of a catastrophic failure are low but the consequences are devastating.
Right now, on the verge of my first ZFS build, I am not comfortable with that consequence. I know, mirrors, backups etc, but some of the reasons for pool loss seem more and more to me like design...
How many of you have experienced catastrphic pool failure and why?