Re: [zfs-discuss] Best SXCE version for ZFS Home Server

2008-11-19 Thread Vincent Boisard
Another question: My MoBo has a JMB (363 I think) SATA controller. I know > support is included now in sxce, but I don't know for s10U6. I answer myself: I tries S10u6 and the Jmicron AHCI controller is not recognized. I tried the install check CD and it's weird: it lists the controller as suppor

Re: [zfs-discuss] Best SXCE version for ZFS Home Server

2008-11-16 Thread Henrik Johansson
On Nov 16, 2008, at 11:23 AM, Vincent Boisard wrote: > I just found this: http://www.sun.com/software/solaris/whats_new.jsp > > I lists Solaris 10 features and is a first hint at what features are > in. > > Another question: My MoBo has a JMB (363 I think) SATA controller. I > know support is

Re: [zfs-discuss] Best SXCE version for ZFS Home Server

2008-11-16 Thread Vincent Boisard
Silly me, I didn't scroll down far enough to see the bug description on the patch readme page. Vincent On Sun, Nov 16, 2008 at 12:24 PM, Vincent Boisard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > Hi, > > >> Have a look at the bugids in the patches for S10U6, like the kernel patch >> 137137-09. There are lists

Re: [zfs-discuss] Best SXCE version for ZFS Home Server

2008-11-16 Thread Vincent Boisard
Hi, > Have a look at the bugids in the patches for S10U6, like the kernel patch > 137137-09. There are lists of all the new patches in the documentation for > the release at docs.sun.com. > Thank you for the hint, but I can only see the patches and not the bugid description as I don't have any s

Re: [zfs-discuss] Best SXCE version for ZFS Home Server

2008-11-16 Thread Vincent Boisard
I just found this: http://www.sun.com/software/solaris/whats_new.jsp I lists Solaris 10 features and is a first hint at what features are in. Another question: My MoBo has a JMB (363 I think) SATA controller. I know support is included now in sxce, but I don't know for s10U6. Is there a changelo

Re: [zfs-discuss] Best SXCE version for ZFS Home Server

2008-11-16 Thread Vincent Boisard
Hi, > If Zone Cloning via ZFS snapshots is the only feature you miss in S10u6, > then you should reconsider. Writing a script to implement this yourself > will require only a little experimentation. > It is the only feature I miss now, because it is the only one I know of, because I don't know

Re: [zfs-discuss] Best SXCE version for ZFS Home Server

2008-11-15 Thread Johan Hartzenberg
On Sat, Nov 15, 2008 at 10:57 AM, Vincent Boisard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > > >> >> OTOH - if you don't know OpenSolaris well enough, you're better off >> either picking an earlier release that has proven to have very few >> relevant warts - usually based on a recommendation for other, more >> e

Re: [zfs-discuss] Best SXCE version for ZFS Home Server

2008-11-15 Thread Vincent Boisard
On Sat, Nov 15, 2008 at 12:18 AM, Al Hopper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > This has a comparison (at the time) as to what the differences are > > with the different Solaris versions: > > http://blogs.sun.com/weber/entry/solaris_opensolaris_nevada_indiana_sxde > > That's too old to be useful. >

Re: [zfs-discuss] Best SXCE version for ZFS Home Server

2008-11-14 Thread mike
On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 3:18 PM, Al Hopper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> No clue. My friend also upgraded to b101. Said it was working awesome >> - improved network performance, etc. Then he said after a few days, >> he's decided to downgrade too - too many other weird side effects. > > Any more d

Re: [zfs-discuss] Best SXCE version for ZFS Home Server

2008-11-14 Thread Al Hopper
On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 10:22 AM, mike <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > No clue. My friend also upgraded to b101. Said it was working awesome > - improved network performance, etc. Then he said after a few days, > he's decided to downgrade too - too many other weird side effects. Any more details avai

Re: [zfs-discuss] Best SXCE version for ZFS Home Server

2008-11-14 Thread mike
No clue. My friend also upgraded to b101. Said it was working awesome - improved network performance, etc. Then he said after a few days, he's decided to downgrade too - too many other weird side effects. This has a comparison (at the time) as to what the differences are with the different Solaris

Re: [zfs-discuss] Best SXCE version for ZFS Home Server

2008-11-14 Thread Jacob Ritorto
fwiw, my attempt to lu from sol 10 u6 to b101 failed miserably with lots of broken services, etc. I ditched it but was able to revert to sol 10 u6. Vincent Boisard wrote: > Do you have an idea if your problem is due to live upgrade or b101 > itself ? > > Vincent > > On Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 8:06

Re: [zfs-discuss] Best SXCE version for ZFS Home Server

2008-11-14 Thread Vincent Boisard
Do you have an idea if your problem is due to live upgrade or b101 itself ? Vincent On Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 8:06 PM, mike <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Depends on your hardware. I've been stable for the most part on b98. Live > upgrade to b101 messed up my networking to nearly a standstill. It st

Re: [zfs-discuss] Best SXCE version for ZFS Home Server

2008-11-13 Thread mike
Depends on your hardware. I've been stable for the most part on b98. Live upgrade to b101 messed up my networking to nearly a standstill. It stuck even after I nuked the upgrade. I had to reinstall b98. On Nov 13, 2008, at 10:01 AM, "Vincent Boisard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Thanks for

Re: [zfs-discuss] Best SXCE version for ZFS Home Server

2008-11-13 Thread Vincent Boisard
Thanks for your input. Is there somewhere a comparison of the features in the latest SXCE, Solaris10 and Indiana ? Vincent On Thu, Nov 13, 2008 at 6:52 PM, Rich Teer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, 13 Nov 2008, Vincent Boisard wrote: > > > So I will be using SXCE. Which version should I us

[zfs-discuss] Best SXCE version for ZFS Home Server

2008-11-13 Thread Vincent Boisard
Hi everyone, I will shortly install a ZFS Home Server and I am wondering which version I should install. I will use zones on my server and heavily use zone cloning, so I think it rules out S10U6. I also ruled out Indiana because of the lack of "normal" zones. So I will be using SXCE. Which version