Keep Your Storage Secure and Scrub Data Regularly

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Keep Your Storage Secure and Scrub Data Regularly

Silent data corruption can be an issue. Fortunately ZFS-based storage systems have been equipped with the ability of self-healing. Find out more about the risks that can arise despite the safety mechanisms, and how to avoid them.

ZFS Self-healing and Scrub Feature

Everything you need to know

Depending on the type of drive, the silent data corruption can be caused by the loss of the magnetic state of bytes in HDD or by the loss of the electrical charge in the SSD cells.

If this is the case, you can avoid this issue by using one of the mechanisms of your ZFS-based storage.