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 Create a new zpool
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 
-To create a new pool, at least one disk is needed. The `ashift` should
-have the same sector-size (2 power of `ashift`) or larger as the
-underlying disk.
+To create a new pool, at least one disk is needed. The `ashift` should have the
+same sector-size (2 power of `ashift`) or larger as the underlying disk.
 
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 # zpool create -f -o ashift=12 <pool> <device>
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+[TIP]
+====
+Pool names must adhere to the following rules:
+
+* begin with a letter (a-z or A-Z)
+* contain only alphanumeric, `-`, `_`, `.`, `:` or ` ` (space) characters
+* must *not begin* with one of `mirror`, `raidz`, `draid` or `spare`
+* must not be `log`
+====
+
 To activate compression (see section <<zfs_compression,Compression in ZFS>>):
 
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