id summary reporter owner description type status component version resolution keywords cc guest host 4456 Direct support for ZFS would be nice nicoatsun "There are several ways in which VirtualBox could better support the use of ZFS for VDIs: - put each in its own dataset or zvol (a zvol is like a virtual raw device; vbox should have first-class support for using raw devices for VDIs) - set the recordsize of each VDI's dataset to match the preferred block size of the filesystem type that will be used with that VDI (this requires either a way to set recordsize manually at VDI creation time, or asking about what the VDI will be used for at creation time) - set the compression at VDI creation time, and/or at any other time - support for using ZFS snapshots (and rollbacks) - support for using ZFS clones to create copies of VDIs (and vbox should automatically change the cloned VDI's UUID) I'm setting the host type to ""other"" because ZFS has been ported to other operating systems than just Solaris (e.g., FreeBSD)." enhancement new GUI VirtualBox 3.0.0 other other