Uberblok
An interactive museum of ZFS internals based on OpenZFS source code
What is Uberblok?
Uberblok is an interactive museum that demonstrates ZFS file system internals through visualizations and animations. Every animation and code excerpt maps directly to lines of OpenZFS zfs-2.4.4 at commit 71a9f9578616. The museum covers storage pool architecture, the uberblock, vdev configurations, and the historical timeline of ZFS development from Sun Microsystems to OpenZFS.
Who is Uberblok for?
Software engineers, system administrators, and storage architects interested in ZFS internals and file system design.
What can you use Uberblok for?
- Exploring ZFS storage pool structures and the uberblock mechanism visually
- Studying OpenZFS source code implementations through interactive room animations
- Reviewing the historical milestones and development timeline of ZFS from 2001 to 2026
Key features
- Interactive 3D view of the uberblock ring across varying disk sector sizes
- Excerpts and line-by-line links to OpenZFS zfs-2.4.4 source code
- Room-by-room breakdown of ZFS data structures, tree changes, and vdev allocations
- History wing documenting dated milestones with sourced facts and quotes
FAQ
What does Uberblok do?
Uberblok is an interactive museum that displays ZFS internals, data structures, and source code animations room by room.
Who is Uberblok for?
Uberblok is for developers, storage engineers, and system administrators who want to understand how ZFS works under the hood.
What version of ZFS does Uberblok map to?
Every animation and code excerpt in Uberblok maps to lines of OpenZFS zfs-2.4.4, frozen at commit 71a9f9578616.
What is an uberblock in ZFS?
The uberblock is a small record that names the root of everything in a ZFS pool, holding a transaction group number and a block pointer to the MOS tree.
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