ZFS: rename zpool

To rename the zpool first you have to export the pool:

zpool export <old-name>

example: $ zpool export local-zfs

And then imported it with the correct name:

zpool import <old-name> <new-name>

Example: $ zpool import local-zfs rpool

After the import completed, the pool have the correct name:

zpool status -v

zpool status -v

  pool: rpool

state: ONLINE

  scan: scrub repaired 0B in 0 days 00:01:28 with 0 errors on Sun Oct 13 00:25:29 2019

config:

NAME                                                 STATE     READ WRITE CKSUM

rpool                                                ONLINE       0     0     0

  ata-Samsung_SSD_860_QVO_1TB_S4CZNG0M604463A-part3  ONLINE       0     0     0

errors: No known data errors

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