ZFS is a new kind of file system that provides simple administration,
transactional semantics, end-to-end data integrity, and immense scalability.
ZFS is not an incremental improvement to existing technology; it is a
fundamentally new approach to data management.
For more overview material see
this page
on the OpenSolaris website.
ZFS Learning Center
The
ZFS Learning Center provides comprehensive ZFS resources such as
an online demonstration, a howto guide for setting up ZFS and Solaris
Containers, performance whitepapers, and more.
ZFS Best Practices
The
ZFS Best Practices Guide provides a work-in-progress description
of ZFS best practices, such
as system requirements and pool recommendations, lessons learned from
UFS to ZFS migrations, and best practices for using ZFS as NFS and
home directory servers.
