In case you thought ZFS couldn't get any easier, there is now a
web-based ZFS Administration application to quash any remaining traces
of reluctance to embrace a new technology.
One of the themes of the GUI is that it will show you any commands
that it runs to change your configuration. This will help you learn
the ZFS command line syntax, and provide a starting point for your ZFS
set-up shell scripts.
The GUI uses a series of "wizards" to guide you through each task.
Here's an example of creating a storage pool:
Does ZFS really need a GUI?
While much has been made about how simple ZFS is to administer, there are still times when you need to visualize, browse, and tweak your ZFS configuration. Oh, and do it all from a browser. And what the heck, why not have it help you learn the ZFS CLI while you're at it?What can it do?
A picture is worth 1kW (click to enlarge):
 The opening screen, with the most common tasks ready to run. |
 A quick summary of all your ZFS file systems. Summary pages for pools, volumes, and snapshots are also available. |
 An in-depth look at a ZFS file system. Common tasks for this file system, properties, snapshots, and child datasets are displayed (out of view here). |
 Select the redundancy level. |
 Choose the devices. |
 View the configuration before committing. |
 View the generated commands. |
 Success! |
Posted by kevin fu on November 17, 2005 at 12:37 PM EST #
Posted by Steve Talley on December 07, 2005 at 01:31 PM EST #
Keep up the good work!
Posted by Wes Williams on December 07, 2005 at 04:21 PM EST #
Posted by Peter Galvin on February 16, 2006 at 10:58 PM EST #
Posted by Steve Talley on February 20, 2006 at 01:00 PM EST #
<img src="http://img142.imagevenue.com/loc235/th_53723_zfs_error_122_235lo.jpg" border="0">
I tried it from remote, but it doesn't work even locally on the Sun box.
I tried (with no success):
https://<hostname>:6789 (remote)
https://<IP-address>:6789 (remote)
https://<hostname>:6789 (local)
https://<IP-address>:6789 (local)
https://localhost:6789 (local)
The package SUNWzfsg is installed and the server is running. Any ideas?
Posted by Ebbi on March 08, 2007 at 06:36 AM EST #
Hi
I am having problem running the GUI for zfs.
When I enter http\\ip addresss:6789, rather that connecting to server it trays to download file with application/octet-stream formate.
Any suggestion ….
Posted by allen on April 30, 2008 at 02:53 PM EDT #
Allen, be sure you are specifying the https protocol, not http:
https://<hostname>:6789
Steve
Posted by Steve Talley on April 30, 2008 at 03:50 PM EDT #
This Tools looks great, i hope it will be available for OpenSolaris soon :)
Posted by phimic on August 15, 2008 at 07:02 AM EDT #
Steve, I am running the current version of Solaris 10 x86 and when I hit https://localhost:6789 I am able to login but it says "Launch Error" No Application is registered with this Sun Java Web Console. SUNWxfsgr and SUNWzfsgu pkgs are on the system and ZFS works fine, am I missing something. Thanks, Erik
Posted by Erik Kringlie on September 10, 2008 at 10:14 AM EDT #