In the case of using Ubuntu Server 16.04, already the server was intalled LXD.
check version
test@ubuntu01:~$ cat /etc/lsb-release
DISTRIB_ID=Ubuntu
DISTRIB_RELEASE=16.04
DISTRIB_CODENAME=xenial
DISTRIB_DESCRIPTION="Ubuntu 16.04.2 LTS"
test@ubuntu01:~$
test@ubuntu01:~$ lxd --version
2.0.9
test@ubuntu01:~$
test@ubuntu01:~$ dpkg -l | grep lxd
ii lxd 2.0.9-0ubuntu1~16.04.2 amd64 Container hypervisor based on LXC - daemon
ii lxd-client 2.0.9-0ubuntu1~16.04.2 amd64 Container hypervisor based on LXC - client
test@ubuntu01:~$ dpkg -l | grep zfs
test@ubuntu01:~$
install zfs
test@ubuntu01:~$ sudo apt-get install zfs
[sudo] password for test:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Note, selecting 'zfsutils-linux' instead of 'zfs'
The following additional packages will be installed:
libnvpair1linux libuutil1linux libzfs2linux libzpool2linux zfs-doc zfs-zed
Suggested packages:
default-mta | mail-transport-agent samba-common-bin nfs-kernel-server zfs-initramfs
The following NEW packages will be installed:
libnvpair1linux libuutil1linux libzfs2linux libzpool2linux zfs-doc zfs-zed zfsutils-linux
0 upgraded, 7 newly installed, 0 to remove and 25 not upgraded.
Need to get 897 kB of archives.
After this operation, 2,902 kB of additional disk space will be used.
Do you want to continue? [Y/n] Y
Get:1 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main amd64 zfs-doc all 0.6.5.6-0ubuntu16 [50.1 kB]
Get:2 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main amd64 libuutil1linux amd64 0.6.5.6-0ubuntu16 [27.5 kB]
Get:3 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main amd64 libnvpair1linux amd64 0.6.5.6-0ubuntu16 [23.4 kB]
Get:4 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main amd64 libzpool2linux amd64 0.6.5.6-0ubuntu16 [384 kB]
Get:5 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main amd64 libzfs2linux amd64 0.6.5.6-0ubuntu16 [106 kB]
Get:6 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main amd64 zfsutils-linux amd64 0.6.5.6-0ubuntu16 [276 kB]
Get:7 http://us.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu xenial-updates/main amd64 zfs-zed amd64 0.6.5.6-0ubuntu16 [29.8 kB]
Fetched 897 kB in 1s (626 kB/s)
Selecting previously unselected package zfs-doc.
(Reading database ... 91931 files and directories currently installed.)
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Unpacking zfs-doc (0.6.5.6-0ubuntu16) ...
Selecting previously unselected package libuutil1linux.
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Selecting previously unselected package libzpool2linux.
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Selecting previously unselected package zfsutils-linux.
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Selecting previously unselected package zfs-zed.
Preparing to unpack .../zfs-zed_0.6.5.6-0ubuntu16_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking zfs-zed (0.6.5.6-0ubuntu16) ...
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.23-0ubuntu7) ...
Processing triggers for initramfs-tools (0.122ubuntu8.8) ...
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-4.4.0-78-generic
W: mdadm: /etc/mdadm/mdadm.conf defines no arrays.
Processing triggers for systemd (229-4ubuntu10) ...
Processing triggers for ureadahead (0.100.0-19) ...
Processing triggers for man-db (2.7.5-1) ...
Setting up zfs-doc (0.6.5.6-0ubuntu16) ...
Setting up libuutil1linux (0.6.5.6-0ubuntu16) ...
Setting up libnvpair1linux (0.6.5.6-0ubuntu16) ...
Setting up libzpool2linux (0.6.5.6-0ubuntu16) ...
Setting up libzfs2linux (0.6.5.6-0ubuntu16) ...
Setting up zfsutils-linux (0.6.5.6-0ubuntu16) ...
zfs-import-cache.service is a disabled or a static unit, not starting it.
zfs-import-scan.service is a disabled or a static unit, not starting it.
zfs-mount.service is a disabled or a static unit, not starting it.
Processing triggers for initramfs-tools (0.122ubuntu8.8) ...
update-initramfs: Generating /boot/initrd.img-4.4.0-78-generic
W: mdadm: /etc/mdadm/mdadm.conf defines no arrays.
Setting up zfs-zed (0.6.5.6-0ubuntu16) ...
zed.service is a disabled or a static unit, not starting it.
Processing triggers for libc-bin (2.23-0ubuntu7) ...
Processing triggers for systemd (229-4ubuntu10) ...
Processing triggers for ureadahead (0.100.0-19) ...
test@ubuntu01:~$
test@ubuntu01:~$
Let’s confirm
test@ubuntu01:~$ dpkg -l | grep zfs
ii libzfs2linux 0.6.5.6-0ubuntu16 amd64 Native OpenZFS filesystem library for Linux
ii zfs-doc 0.6.5.6-0ubuntu16 all Native OpenZFS filesystem documentation and examples.
ii zfs-zed 0.6.5.6-0ubuntu16 amd64 OpenZFS Event Daemon (zed)
ii zfsutils-linux 0.6.5.6-0ubuntu16 amd64 Native OpenZFS management utilities for Linux
test@ubuntu01:~$
Initial setup
test@ubuntu01:~$ lxc list
Generating a client certificate. This may take a minute...
If this is your first time using LXD, you should also run: sudo lxd init
To start your first container, try: lxc launch ubuntu:16.04
+------+-------+------+------+------+-----------+
| NAME | STATE | IPV4 | IPV6 | TYPE | SNAPSHOTS |
+------+-------+------+------+------+-----------+
test@ubuntu01:~$
test@ubuntu01:~$ ip a
1: lo: <LOOPBACK,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 65536 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN group default qlen 1
link/loopback 00:00:00:00:00:00 brd 00:00:00:00:00:00
inet 127.0.0.1/8 scope host lo
valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
inet6 ::1/128 scope host
valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
2: enp0s3: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc pfifo_fast state UP group default qlen 1000
link/ether 08:00:27:9f:80:ce brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
inet 172.16.10.61/24 brd 172.16.10.255 scope global enp0s3
valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
inet6 fe80::a00:27ff:fe9f:80ce/64 scope link
valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
3: lxdbr0: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN group default qlen 1000
link/ether fa:a4:33:27:e6:cb brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
inet6 fe80::f8a4:33ff:fe27:e6cb/64 scope link
valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
inet6 fe80::1/64 scope link
valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
test@ubuntu01:~$
test@ubuntu01:~$ sudo lxd init
Name of the storage backend to use (dir or zfs) [default=zfs]:
Create a new ZFS pool (yes/no) [default=yes]?
Name of the new ZFS pool [default=lxd]:
Would you like to use an existing block device (yes/no) [default=no]?
Size in GB of the new loop device (1GB minimum) [default=15]:
Would you like LXD to be available over the network (yes/no) [default=no]?
Do you want to configure the LXD bridge (yes/no) [default=yes]?
Warning: Stopping lxd.service, but it can still be activated by:
lxd.socket
LXD has been successfully configured.
test@ubuntu01:~$
test@ubuntu01:~$ lxc list
+------+-------+------+------+------+-----------+
| NAME | STATE | IPV4 | IPV6 | TYPE | SNAPSHOTS |
+------+-------+------+------+------+-----------+
test@ubuntu01:~$
for LXD bridge
setting like images below.
IPv6 is disabled.