Richard Elling wrote: > James Cornell wrote: >> Hi Kevin. There's a long document regarding root zfs that I vaguely >> remember which was before it was integrated saying that you'd create a >> bootstrap ufs partition to house grub and boot the rpool from there, >> using 99% of the rest of the space on the pool. Maybe someone here >> knows what I'm, talking about and can point you in the right direction >> regarding this option, though keep in mind this is not for Indiana. >> SXCE has zfs root support, and is still a better option IMHO for most >> purposes, at least until they respin Indiana and make the installer less >> dorky with regards to partitioning. With SXCE you can use the old >> installer and configure a lot more. >> > > Note, the requirement of a UFS slice is no longer valid. Grub now > understands ZFS and so there is no need for a UFS slice at all. This > is why http://opensolaris.org/os/community/zfs/boot/zfsboot-manual/ > says "Builds 62 to 87" > > Kevin Monceaux wrote: >> Okay, sorry for veering so far off topic. I've been searching the >> net, unsuccessfully so far, trying to find the article you >> mentioned. It sounds like SXCE might be worth a try until Indiana's >> installer gains more features. If anyone could point me towards the >> article in question I'd appreciate it. >> > > Yes, SXCE has the old-style text-based installer. > http://www.opensolaris.org/os/downloads/ > Look for CE on the right-side frame. Today, b93 is > available. > -- richard > Didn't know that... way too many putbacks to go through as it is.
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