Re: [zfs-discuss] OpenSolaris installer can't be run, if target ZFS pool exists.

2008-08-20 Thread jan damborsky
>> And log an RFE for having user defined properties at the pool (if one >> doesn't already exist). >> 6739057 was filed to track this. Thank you, Jan ___ zfs-discuss mailing list zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/l

Re: [zfs-discuss] OpenSolaris installer can't be run, if target ZFS pool exists.

2008-08-19 Thread Menno Lageman
Darren J Moffat wrote: > jan damborsky wrote: >> Hi John, >> >> I like this idea - it would be clear solution for the problem. >> Is it possible to manage custom parameters with standard CLI >> commands (these are used by the installer for manipulating ZFS >> entities) - zpool(1M), zfs(1M), ... ? >

Re: [zfs-discuss] OpenSolaris installer can't be run, if target ZFS pool exists.

2008-08-19 Thread jan damborsky
Darren J Moffat wrote: > jan damborsky wrote: >>> zfs set caiman:install=preparing rpool/ROOT >> That sounds reasonable. It is not atomic operation from installer >> point of view, but the time window is really short (installer can >> set ZFS user property almost immediately after pool is creat

Re: [zfs-discuss] OpenSolaris installer can't be run, if target ZFS pool exists.

2008-08-19 Thread Darren J Moffat
jan damborsky wrote: >> zfs set caiman:install=preparing rpool/ROOT > > That sounds reasonable. It is not atomic operation from installer > point of view, but the time window is really short (installer can > set ZFS user property almost immediately after pool is created). Not it isn't but thi

Re: [zfs-discuss] OpenSolaris installer can't be run, if target ZFS pool exists.

2008-08-19 Thread jan damborsky
Hi Andrew, this is what I am thinking about based on John's and Darren's responses. I will file RFE for having possibility to set user properties for pools (if it doesn't already exist). Thank you, Jan andrew wrote: > Perhaps user properties on pools would be useful here? At present only ZFS

Re: [zfs-discuss] OpenSolaris installer can't be run, if target ZFS pool exists.

2008-08-19 Thread jan damborsky
Hi Darren, thank you very much for your help. Please see my comments below. Jan Darren J Moffat wrote: > jan damborsky wrote: >> Hi John, >> >> I like this idea - it would be clear solution for the problem. >> Is it possible to manage custom parameters with standard CLI >> commands (these are u

Re: [zfs-discuss] OpenSolaris installer can't be run, if target ZFS pool exists.

2008-08-19 Thread andrew
Perhaps user properties on pools would be useful here? At present only ZFS filesystems can have user properties - not pools. Not really an immediate solution to your problem though. Cheers Andrew. This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ zfs-d

Re: [zfs-discuss] OpenSolaris installer can't be run, if target ZFS pool exists.

2008-08-19 Thread Darren J Moffat
jan damborsky wrote: > Hi John, > > I like this idea - it would be clear solution for the problem. > Is it possible to manage custom parameters with standard CLI > commands (these are used by the installer for manipulating ZFS > entities) - zpool(1M), zfs(1M), ... ? > > I am asking, since I haven

Re: [zfs-discuss] OpenSolaris installer can't be run, if target ZFS pool exists.

2008-08-19 Thread jan damborsky
Hi John, I like this idea - it would be clear solution for the problem. Is it possible to manage custom parameters with standard CLI commands (these are used by the installer for manipulating ZFS entities) - zpool(1M), zfs(1M), ... ? I am asking, since I haven't found information about setting cu

[zfs-discuss] OpenSolaris installer can't be run, if target ZFS pool exists.

2008-08-18 Thread Jan Damborsky
Hi ZFS team, I am currently working on fixes for couple of bugs in OpenSolaris Caiman installer and since they are related to the ZFS, I would like to kindly ask you, if you could please help me to understand, if the issues encountered and mentioned below are known (somebody works on them or if th