What do I use for ZFS pool name if I don't want to add to a pool?

[wayner]

I have added a disk to my system.  Right now the disk shows up under Disk Devices.  This will eventually be used as a mirrored cache drive so I want to format it to ZFS.  When I go to format the disk after I select the format it says "Enter the pool name for this device.  This will also be the mountpoint for the disk".  What do I use for pool name when I don't really want it added to any pool?

 

I just want to format the drive and copy over all of the content from my cache drive for now.  Do I just set any pool name? 

[MAM59]

Just pick a name.

UNRAID calls every single Disk outside the main array as a "Pool".

You need a name because you want to mount that disk in order to be able to select it as a copy target.

 

Historically UNRAID names the first "Pool" "Cache", but that is also only a name, not a function. You can select ANY pool later on as a cache drive for a share.