Newbie: Difference between mkdir and create dataset

[Prasanth]

Sorry if this question is too simple. I have tried to find an answer to this but what are the differences between using the GUI to create a dataset on the volume versus going into the shell and doing a mkdir? Some of the step by step instructions(for setting up plex etc) tend to use command line to create all the directories and I just wasn't sure what advantages/disadvantages there were.

thanks

 

[dlavigne]

That would be the difference between a dataset and a directory. Datasets offer more flexibility:

Permissions, compression, deduplication, and quotas can be set on a per-dataset basis, allowing more granular control over access to storage data. A dataset is similar to a folder in that you can set permissions; it is also similar to a filesystem in that you can set properties such as quotas and compression as well as create snapshots.

 

[Prasanth]

Thanks for the quick reply....

I understand now. I don't need to control the 'filesytem' properties of a directory most times, so I'll just create a directory(mkdir) and let it inherit those properties from the parent dataset.