Chapter 3

ZFS and Traditional File System Differences

This chapter discusses some significant differences between ZFS and traditional file systems. Understanding these key differences can help reduce confusion when using traditional tools to interact with ZFS.

The following sections are provided in this chapter:

• ZFS File System Granularity

• ZFS Space Accounting

• Out of Space Behavior

• Mounting ZFS File Systems

• Traditional Volume Management

• New Solaris ACL Model