by aargh_aargh on 5/9/24, 6:04 AM with 32 comments
by justinclift on 5/9/24, 10:45 AM
If that's the case, then doing so with replicated ZFS snapshots is probably not a good idea.
That specific scenario (ZFS encryption -> replication of encrypted snapshots) is a known cause of ZFS corruption. :(
https://www.phoronix.com/news/OpenZFS-Encrypt-Corrupt
Unfortunately it doesn't seem to be widely known about, though there is a suggestion to make it official:
by l2dy on 5/9/24, 6:54 AM
Don't take this as a general advice. For important data, it's important to have multiple backups and validate their effectiveness routinely.
by kkfx on 5/9/24, 1:23 PM
by tie-in on 5/9/24, 7:32 AM
by justinclift on 5/9/24, 10:58 AM
There are a large number of people who've reported problems with ZFS (and btrfs) with WD SN770 and a few other WD models:
by chromakode on 5/9/24, 7:01 AM
by totetsu on 5/9/24, 7:23 AM