+ /**
+ * Get single Datset property from commandline and update object property attribute
+ *
+ * @param string $property Name of the property to update
+ * @return void
+ * @access private
+ */
+ private function updateProperty($property) {
+ $cmd = "zfs get -H " . $property . " " . $this->name;
+ $this->exec($cmd,$out,$res);
+ $tmpary = preg_split('/\t+/', $out[0]);
+ $this->properties["$tmpary[1]"] = array("value" => $tmpary[2], "source" => $tmpary[3]);
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Create a Zvol on commandline. Optionally provide a number of properties to set.
+ *
+ * @param string $size Size of the Zvol that should be created
+ * @param array $properties Properties to set when creatiing the dataset.
+ * @param boolean $sparse Defines if a sparse volume should be created.
+ * @return void
+ * @access public
+ */
+ public function create($size, array $properties = null, $sparse = null) {
+ $cmd = "zfs create -p ";
+ if ((isset($sparse)) && ($sparse == true)) {
+ $cmd .= "-s ";
+ }
+ $cmd .= "-V " . $size . " " . $this->name . " 2>&1";
+ $this->exec($cmd,$out,$res);
+ $this->updateAllProperties();
+ $this->setProperties($properties);
+ $this->size = $this->properties["volsize"]["value"];
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Destroy the Zvol.
+ *
+ * @return void
+ * @access public
+ */
+ public function destroy() {
+ $cmd = "zfs destroy " . $this->name;
+ $this->exec($cmd,$out,$res);
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Renames a Zvol
+ *
+ * @param string $newname New name of the Dataset
+ * @return void
+ * @access public
+ */
+ public function rename($newname) {
+ $cmd = "zfs rename -p " . $this->name . " " . $newname . " 2>&1";
+ $this->exec($cmd,$out,$res);
+ $this->name = $newname;
+ }
+
+ /**
+ * Clears a previously set proporty and specifies that it should be
+ * inherited from it's parent.
+ *
+ * @param string $property Name of the property to inherit.
+ * @return void
+ * @access public
+ */
+ public function inherit($property) {
+ $cmd = "zfs inherit " . $property . " " . $this->name . " 2>&1";
+ $this->exec($cmd,$out,$res);
+ $this->updateProperty($property);
+ }
+