From 8fa906b97194471c96a1d815496d7083c6ff6ee9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jim Salter Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2024 23:43:39 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Update sanoid.conf further clarify recursion=zfs vs recursion=yes --- sanoid.conf | 5 ++++- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/sanoid.conf b/sanoid.conf index 0650c3d..04e281f 100644 --- a/sanoid.conf +++ b/sanoid.conf @@ -33,8 +33,11 @@ use_template = production # there are two options for recursive: zfs or yes # * zfs - taken a zfs snapshot with the '-r' flag; zfs will recursively take a snapshot of the whole - # dataset tree which is consistent. + # dataset tree which is consistent. Newly-added child datasets will not immediately get snapshots, + # and must instead slowly catch up to policy over time. Slightly lower storage load. + # # * yes - the snapshots will be taken one-at-time through the sanoid code; not necessarily consistent. + # newly added child datasets will be immediately brought into policy. Slightly higher storage load. recursive = zfs