Setup Zfs Ubuntu 24.04

• Check for the disks you want to setup with zfs using by-id:

  ls -lh /dev/disk/by-id/
  

• Create the mount point for your pool:

  sudo mkdir /mnt/vector
  

• Create the ZFS pool with your drives:

  sudo zpool create -m /mnt/vector -o ashift=12 vector mirror ata-ST12000NM0127_ZJV62WXW ata-ST12000NM0127_ZJV68GKP
  

• Check the status of the pool:

  zpool status -v
  

• Create the datasets:

  sudo zfs create vector/anime
  sudo zfs create vector/children_shows
  sudo zfs create vector/dance_videos
  sudo zfs create vector/films
  sudo zfs create vector/gaming_videos
  sudo zfs create vector/live_shows
  sudo zfs create vector/music
  sudo zfs create vector/photos
  sudo zfs create vector/shows
  sudo zfs create vector/skateboarding
  sudo zfs create vector/tv
  sudo zfs create vector/youtube
  

• Change permissions on all datasets:

  sudo chown -R howard:howard /mnt/vector