Does the replication task run full copy of the designated dataset or incremental?

Problem/Symptom

Does the replication task run full copy of the designated dataset or incremental?

Solution

Yes, the system will do the full copy upon first time execution of the task. Afterwards the replication will be carried out in incremental manner.

The replication feature basically works on snapshot bases, every time a replication task is executed, a snapshot is taken on the source ZFS and then sent to the destination ZFS. The ZFS replication mechanism automatically checks and compares the snapshot versions between the source and destination to make sure the snapshots are identical and via comparison between the snapshots, decides which incremental data needs to be sent.

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