zfs-auto-mirror

Mirror a ZFS filesystem from a remote server using incremental transfers.

Install

# git clone https://github.com/nadavgolden/zfs-auto-mirror.git
# cd zfs-auto-mirror
# sudo make install

* Note: for the --progress option to work, pv should be installed, e.g.:

# sudo apt install pv

Usage

Usage: zfs-auto-mirror [options] target remote_dataset local_dataset
  options:
    -f             Force full sync if conflict is detected between local and remote snapshots
    -d N           Print N-th log level (1=DEBUG, 2=INFO, 3=WARNING, 4=ERROR)

    -h, --help           Print this usage message
    -l, --label          Filter this label from snapshots (default: zfs-auto-mirror)
    -p, --progress       Display data transfer information. 'pv' installation required
    -D, --destroy=DAYS   Destroy snapshots taken up to DAYS days ago
  
  positional:
    target          user@remote, used for SSH
    local_dataset   The dataset to mirror into
    remote_dataset  The dataset to mirror from

Prerequisites

1. ZFS installed (duh).
2. User on remote should be allowed to:

   # zfs allow <user> send,hold <dataset>
   

3. User on mirror (local machine) should be allowed to:

   # zfs allow <user> create,destroy,mount,receive <dataset>
   

4. SSH to remote with public key authentication so that SSH would not prompt for password.

Notes

Notes about the script:

• It runs on the mirror - it pulls changes from the main server. This is by design.
• It does not remove snapshots which has been deleted on the main server.