[ZFS] recover destroyed zpool - what are the available options?

[Volodymyr Kostyrko]

09.04.2013 06:51, Beeblebrox:
> Exported the existing zpool & ran # zpool import -D -f -R /bsdr -N -F -X
> 12018916494219117471 rescue =>
> Same result unfortunately. 'cannot import 'bsdr' as 'rescue': no such pool
> or dataset Destroy and re-create the pool from a backup source.'
> I tried the other bsdr zpool as well but result was same error msg.
>
> I feel like I'm overlooking something very simple...

You can try adding verbosity:

vfs.zfs.debug=1
vfs.zfs.recover=1
debug.bootverbose=1

If ZFS doesn't think the pool is eligible to import you are out of luck. 
You can put the disk aside till some sofwtare for data recovering from 
damaged ZFS emerges.

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