ZSys

ZSys daemon and client for zfs systems

ZSys is a Zfs SYStem tool targeting an enhanced ZOL experience.

It allows running multiple ZFS systems in parallel on the same machine, get automated snapshots, managing complex zfs dataset layouts separating user data from system and persistent data, and more.

Documentation

You can find a whole series of blog posts explaining in details the internals and goals of ZSys.

Usage

User commands

zsysctl

ZFS SYStem integration control zsys daemon

Synopsis

Zfs SYStem tool for an enhanced ZFS on Linux experience. It allows running multiple ZFS system in parallels on the same machine, get automated snapshots, managing complex zfs dataset layouts separating user data from system and persistent data, and more.

zsysctl COMMAND [flags]

Options

  -h, --help            help for zsysctl
  -v, --verbose count   issue INFO (-v) and DEBUG (-vv) output

zsysctl completion

Generates completion scripts (will attempt to automatically detect shell)

Synopsis

To load completions: NOTE: When shell type isn't defined shell will be automatically identified based on the $SHELL environment vairable

Bash:

source <(zsysctl completion bash)

# To load completions for each session, execute once:
# Linux:
zsysctl completion bash > /etc/bash_completion.d/zsysctl
# macOS:
zsysctl completion bash > /usr/local/etc/bash_completion.d/zsysctl

Zsh:

# If shell completion is not already enabled in your environment,
# you will need to enable it.  You can execute the following once:

echo "autoload -U compinit; compinit" >> ~/.zshrc

# To load completions for each session, execute once:
zsysctl completion zsh > "${fpath[1]}/_zsysctl"

# You will need to start a new shell for this setup to take effect.

PowerShell:

zsysctl completion powershell | Out-String | Invoke-Expression

# To load completions for every new session, run:
zsysctl completion powershell > zsysctl.ps1
# and source this file from your PowerShell profile.

zsysctl completion [bash|zsh|powershell] [flags]

Options

  -h, --help   help for completion

Options inherited from parent commands

  -v, --verbose count   issue INFO (-v) and DEBUG (-vv) output

zsysctl list

List all the machines and basic information.

Synopsis

Alias of zsysctl machine list. List all the machines and basic information.

zsysctl list [flags]

Options

  -h, --help   help for list

Options inherited from parent commands

  -v, --verbose count   issue INFO (-v) and DEBUG (-vv) output

zsysctl machine

Machine management

zsysctl machine COMMAND [flags]

Options

  -h, --help   help for machine

Options inherited from parent commands

  -v, --verbose count   issue INFO (-v) and DEBUG (-vv) output

zsysctl machine list

List all the machines and basic information.

zsysctl machine list [flags]

Options

  -h, --help   help for list

Options inherited from parent commands

  -v, --verbose count   issue INFO (-v) and DEBUG (-vv) output

zsysctl machine show

Shows the status of the machine.

zsysctl machine show [MachineID] [flags]

Options

      --full   Give more detail informations on each machine.
  -h, --help   help for show

Options inherited from parent commands

  -v, --verbose count   issue INFO (-v) and DEBUG (-vv) output

zsysctl save

Saves the current state of the machine. By default it saves only the user state. state_id is generated if not provided.

Synopsis

Alias of zsysctl state save. Saves the current state of the machine. By default it saves only the user state. state_id is generated if not provided.

zsysctl save [state id] [flags]

Options

      --auto                 Signal this is an automated request triggered by script
  -h, --help                 help for save
      --no-update-bootmenu   Do not update bootmenu on system state save
  -s, --system               Save complete system state (users and system)
  -u, --user string          Save the state for a given user or current user if empty

Options inherited from parent commands

  -v, --verbose count   issue INFO (-v) and DEBUG (-vv) output

zsysctl service

Service management

zsysctl service COMMAND [flags]

Options

  -h, --help   help for service

Options inherited from parent commands

  -v, --verbose count   issue INFO (-v) and DEBUG (-vv) output

zsysctl service dump

Dumps the current state of zsys.

zsysctl service dump [flags]

Options

  -h, --help   help for dump

Options inherited from parent commands

  -v, --verbose count   issue INFO (-v) and DEBUG (-vv) output

zsysctl service gc

Run daemon state saves garbage collection.

zsysctl service gc [flags]

Options

  -a, --all    Collects all the datasets including manual snapshots and clones.
  -h, --help   help for gc

Options inherited from parent commands

  -v, --verbose count   issue INFO (-v) and DEBUG (-vv) output

zsysctl service loglevel

Sets the logging level of the daemon.

zsysctl service loglevel 0|1|2 [flags]

Options

  -h, --help   help for loglevel

Options inherited from parent commands

  -v, --verbose count   issue INFO (-v) and DEBUG (-vv) output

zsysctl service refresh

Refreshes machines states.

zsysctl service refresh [flags]

Options

  -h, --help   help for refresh

Options inherited from parent commands

  -v, --verbose count   issue INFO (-v) and DEBUG (-vv) output

zsysctl service reload

Reloads daemon configuration.

zsysctl service reload [flags]

Options

  -h, --help   help for reload

Options inherited from parent commands

  -v, --verbose count   issue INFO (-v) and DEBUG (-vv) output

zsysctl service status

Shows the status of the daemon.

zsysctl service status [flags]

Options

  -h, --help   help for status

Options inherited from parent commands

  -v, --verbose count   issue INFO (-v) and DEBUG (-vv) output

zsysctl service stop

Stops zsys daemon.

zsysctl service stop [flags]

Options

  -h, --help   help for stop

Options inherited from parent commands

  -v, --verbose count   issue INFO (-v) and DEBUG (-vv) output

zsysctl service trace

Start profiling until you exit this command yourself or when duration is done. Default is CPU profiling with a 30s timeout.

zsysctl service trace [flags]

Options

      --duration int    Duration of the capture. Default is 30 seconds. (default 30)
  -h, --help            help for trace
  -o, --output string   Dump the trace to a file. Default is ./zsys.<trace-type>.pprof
  -t, --type string     Type of profiling cpu or mem. Default is cpu. (default "cpu")

Options inherited from parent commands

  -v, --verbose count   issue INFO (-v) and DEBUG (-vv) output

zsysctl show

Shows the status of the machine.

Synopsis

Alias of zsysctl machine show. Shows the status of the machine.

zsysctl show [MachineID] [flags]

Options

      --full   Give more detail informations on each machine.
  -h, --help   help for show

Options inherited from parent commands

  -v, --verbose count   issue INFO (-v) and DEBUG (-vv) output

zsysctl state

Machine state management

zsysctl state COMMAND [flags]

Options

  -h, --help   help for state

Options inherited from parent commands

  -v, --verbose count   issue INFO (-v) and DEBUG (-vv) output

zsysctl state remove

Remove the current state of the machine. By default it removes only the user state if not linked to any system state.

zsysctl state remove [state id] [flags]

Options

      --dry-run       Dry run, will not remove anything
  -f, --force         Force removing, even if dependencies are found
  -h, --help          help for remove
  -s, --system        Remove system state (system and users linked to it)
  -u, --user string   Remove the state for a given user or current user if empty

Options inherited from parent commands

  -v, --verbose count   issue INFO (-v) and DEBUG (-vv) output

zsysctl state save

Saves the current state of the machine. By default it saves only the user state. state_id is generated if not provided.

zsysctl state save [state id] [flags]

Options

      --auto                 Signal this is an automated request triggered by script
  -h, --help                 help for save
      --no-update-bootmenu   Do not update bootmenu on system state save
  -s, --system               Save complete system state (users and system)
  -u, --user string          Save the state for a given user or current user if empty

Options inherited from parent commands

  -v, --verbose count   issue INFO (-v) and DEBUG (-vv) output

zsysctl version

Returns version of client and server

zsysctl version [flags]

Options

  -h, --help   help for version