How to Add OpenZFS CentOS Repository

GNU/Linux CentOS Enabling OpenZFS Repo

Hi! This Tutorial shows you Step-by-Step How to Add OpenZFS Yum/Dnf Enterprise GNU/Linux Repository.

Zettabyte File System is a rethinking of the traditional Storage Stack. The basic unit of storage in ZFS is the Pool and from it, we obtain Datasets that can be either Mountpoints (a mountable Filesystem) or Block Devices.

The Solaris Z File System is a Revolutionary one that fundamentally Changes the way File Systems are administered.

With ZFS everything you find complicated about Managing File Systems and Volumes is Gone: you do Not have Any More to format, newfs, mount, edit /etc/vfstab, fsck, growfs, metadb, metainit…

ZFS is a Reliable File-System that Use the Copy-on-write Update Model so to ensures that its Data is always Consistent on Disk.

Finally, this Setup is Valid also for All the others RedHat Linux Based Distros like:

• Red Hat Enterprise Linux
• Oracle Enterprise Linux
• Rocky Linux
• AlmaLinux
• Amazon Linux

1. 1. Terminal QuickStart

   How to Quick-Start with Command Line on CentOS:

   Fedora Console Quick-Start

   Getting-Started with Terminal on Linux.

2. 2. Adding OpenZFS Repository

   Next to Add OpenZFS Dnf Repository
   For EL7 run:

   sudo yum install https://zfsonlinux.org/epel/zfs-release-2-3$(rpm --eval "%{dist}").noarch.rpm

   Where on EL8/EL9:

   sudo dnf install https://zfsonlinux.org/epel/zfs-release-2-3$(rpm --eval "%{dist}").noarch.rpm

3. 3. Clearing Repo Metadata

   Last, possibly Clean the Repository Metadata
   With:

   sudo yum clean expire-cache

4. 4. Installing OpenZFS on CentOS

   Finally, to Install OpenZFS for CentOS GNU/Linux:

   OpenZFS CentOS Installation Guide

   OpenZFS Setup on CentOS.