July 31, 2025Jul 31 On Unraid, zfs can be used in two ways: As proper zfs pools outside the array, and for single drives in the array. In the latter case, you don't get the self-healing features of zfs, but warnings if there are problems with the file system (a.k.a bit-rot). i just learnt that zfs can tell in what specific files problems surface. Is that true even when using zfs for individual drives in the array? If so, wouldn't that be a native way to get the functionality from the File Integrity plugin on the drives in the array: You run a scrub, get notified of files with errors, and restore them from backup?
July 31, 2025Jul 31 Community Expert 1 hour ago, thoresson said:i just learnt that zfs can tell in what specific files problems surface. Is that true even when using zfs for individual drives in the array? If so, wouldn't that be a native way to get the functionality from the File Integrity plugin on the drives in the array: You run a scrub, get notified of files with errors, and restore them from backup?Yes. The same also applies to BTRFS drives (which perform better) when used in the array.
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