Zxfer

Easily and reliably transfer ZFS filesystems

Zxfer is a fork of zfs-replicate. It allows the easy and reliable backup, restore or transfer of ZFS filesystems, either locally or remotely.

Some of the features zxfer has

• Written in sh with only one dependency, rsync. Rsync mode is not used in a typical restore, hence in that situation all you need is the zxfer script, your backup and an install CD/DVD.
• Reliability is first priority - the only methods of transfer allowed are those that checksum/hash the transferred data.
• Transfer to or from a remote host via ssh.
• Recursive and incremental transfer of filesystems via snapshots.
• Transfer properties and sources of those properties e.g. local or inherited.
• Override properties in the transfer, e.g. for archival purposes it is useful to override “copies” and “compression”.
• Create all filesystems on the destination as necessary.
• A comprehensive man page with examples.
• Can be set to beep on error or when done, useful for long transfers.
• Features an rsync mode for when two different snapshotting regimes are on source and destination, and zfs send/receive won’t work.

LICENSE BSD