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 Note, the requirement of a UFS slice is no longer valid.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.

James
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