Apple Seeds ZFS Read/Write Developer Preview 1.1 for Leopard
Apple has seeded version 1.1 of ZFS (Zettabyte File System) for Mac OS X to Developers this week. The preview updates a previous build released on June 26, 2007.
In the release notes, Apple confirms that the original release of Mac OS X Leopard (10.5) will only offer Read-Only ZFS. As a result, no ZFS pools or filesystems can be modified or created under 10.5.0. This developer's preview enables full read/write capability, including the creation/destruction of ZFS pools and filesystems.
ZFS is described as "a fundamentally new approach to data management. We've blown away 20 years of obsolete assumptions, eliminated complexity at the source, and created a storage system that's actually a pleasure to use."
The initial version of Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard is rumored to be released on October 26th, 2007. It's unclear when Leopard will incorporate full Read/Write ZFS support, but it seems clear that Apple is working on adding this functionality.
In the release notes, Apple confirms that the original release of Mac OS X Leopard (10.5) will only offer Read-Only ZFS. As a result, no ZFS pools or filesystems can be modified or created under 10.5.0. This developer's preview enables full read/write capability, including the creation/destruction of ZFS pools and filesystems.
ZFS is described as "a fundamentally new approach to data management. We've blown away 20 years of obsolete assumptions, eliminated complexity at the source, and created a storage system that's actually a pleasure to use."
The initial version of Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard is rumored to be released on October 26th, 2007. It's unclear when Leopard will incorporate full Read/Write ZFS support, but it seems clear that Apple is working on adding this functionality.
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57 months ago
This is phenomenal! ZFS is here!!! This alone makes Leopard worth the upgrade. Read/Write will be developed down the road - this marks the beginning of ZFS.
57 months ago
Sounds interesting. I like the fact that Apple are still following through with this. HFS+ is definitely reaching the end of it's useful life.
57 months ago
I hope ZFS read/write support gets added to Leopard when it's ready. Not a moment earlier.
ZFS does sound like a cool filesystem.
ZFS does sound like a cool filesystem.
57 months ago
Awesome! Hopefully in 10.6 it will be bootable default :)
I don't even want to try to get my brain around 10.6. 2009 at the earliest, right?
57 months ago
I hope ZFS read/write support gets added to Leopard when it's ready. Not a moment earlier.
ZFS does sound like a cool filesystem.
I'm not gonna break my NDA but I will say it's fast as hell..
57 months ago
I wouldnt mind Leopard coming out the end of November if we could see ZFS in the initial release. It is going to be a big improvement to data management.
57 months ago
Average iMac user here. What does ZFS do that I might notice -- will ZFS matter to me? Serious question.
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