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u/Nice2Cats · 5 pointsr/homelab

For a first overview of ZFS, I still recommend https://pthree.org/2012/04/17/install-zfs-on-debian-gnulinux/ by Aaron Toponce, though it is badly in need of an update. If you know you are going to be doing a lot with the system, you might want to check out FreeBSD Mastery: ZFS by Michael W. Lucas (for example at https://www.amazon.com/FreeBSD-Mastery-ZFS-Band/dp/1642350001/). Though a lot of parts are specific to FreeBSD, it discusses lots of things in depth.

There are three problems you're going to run into when learning about ZFS especially: One, the system has been around so long that there is lots of outdated information about old versions still floating around. Two, there are minor differences under the hood on how (say) FreeBSD and Linux do stuff, and sooner or later you'll read something that doesn't apply to your case and be confused. Second, stuff is changing fast, especially on Linux now that Canonical is pushing it on Ubuntu (see https://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=news_item&px=Ubuntu-Looking-ZFS-Desktop).

The last part is about to get worse, because we're expecting the release of ZFS 0.8 any day now with lots of new features like native encryption, device removal, and TRIM support (https://github.com/zfsonlinux/zfs/releases/tag/zfs-0.8.0-rc4).

u/almostdvs · 3 pointsr/sysadmin

First, read our Wiki. It is very thorough and answers a lot of these common questions such as

day to day? The Practice of System and Network Administration
And the topical reference books listed below.

Books to help in shaping a sysadmin? The above &:
The Phoenix Project
Time Management for System Administrators


Topical Books I see mentioned often and have been very helpful to me:
Powershell in a month of lunches
Learn Python the hard way
Unix and Linux System Administration Handbook
Windows Server 2016: Inside Out

Group Policy
AbsoluteBSD
FreeBSD mastery:ZFS
CCNA
RHCSA/RHCE
Pro Puppet
SSH Mastery

On my docket:
FreeBSD Mastery: Advanced ZFS

Michael W. Lucas and Thomas Limoncelli are very good sysadmin writers, you can't go wrong with a topic they have chosen to write about.

Most of the *nix stuff assumes a baseline knowledge of how to use a unix-based system. I learned as I went but did pick up an old copy of Unix Visual Quickstart Guide not too long ago at a used books sale, which seems like a good starting place for someone overwhelmed with sitting at a terminal and being productive.
I notice I don't have any Virtualization books, perhaps someone else can fill in good books. Most of my knowledge regarding virtualization and network storage has been a mix of official docs, video training, and poking at it. Seems innate but it isn't.

u/melp · 1 pointr/zfs

I'd really recommend these two books for high-level administration of ZFS:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/1642350001/

https://www.amazon.com/dp/164235001X/

And the other one I linked has one chapter that gets into the low-level workings of ZFS:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/0321968972/