Is it safe to access ZFS backup via user folder

[Autchirion]

Hello Folks,

 

I converted my cache and one drive to zfs. One of the main reasons was, that I want to use zfs snapshots to reduce downtime of my containers. But here comes nextcloud, I set my nextcloud to store data on the cache first and then move it to the disk at night. So, I'd need to create a backup of the cache and the zfs disk.

 

let's assume ran the following command:

zfs snapshot cache/zfs_test@test & zfs snapshot disk2/zfs_test@test

 

Can I safely access /mnt/user/zfs_test/.zfs/snapshot/test and get the data from out of there and get all elements from both snapshots? I'd say yes, but since it's critical data I want to make sure.

 

Also, if someone has a better suggestion on how to handle this type of scenario, let me know!

 

Thank you for your help,

Autchi

Edited July 29, 2023 by Autchirion

[JorgeB]

I see no reason why it wouldn't work, data will be from the time the snapshots were taken obviously.

[Autchirion]

Thank you, since you confirm my assumption, I'll go with this solution. 🙂