William Papolis wrote:
> Hello there,
>
> I know this is an OpenSolaris forum, and likely if I used OpenSolaris I could 
> make this script work ... 
>
>      http://www.opensolaris.org/os/community/zfs/boot/zfsboot-manual/
>
> ..but I was trying to make it work with Solaris 10 (2007-08) and I got as far 
> as Step #5 before I encountered a bit of a problem.
>
> More specifically this line ... # zpool set bootfs=rootpool/rootfs rootpool
>
> As far as I can see, Solaris (2007-08) does not include the "ZFS Boot bits" 
> which means it doesn't support the boolean "bootfs".
>
> Now at this point I am a little stuck, because frankly I don't have a 100% 
> handle on exactly what I am doing, but I am thinking I can use this ...
>
> http://www.opensolaris.org/os/community/zfs/boot/zfsboot-manual/mntroot-transition/
>
> ... to boot ZFS the old "mountroot" way?
>
> Frankly I am guessing, and a better explanation would be much appreciated.
>
> Again, I know I am using Solaris 10 and not OpenSolaris. I was thinking 
> OpenSolaris wouldn't be good for a production system just yet, but I still 
> wanted to use ZFS if it's stable. Also, I figured if I posted here I would 
> get the best, quick response! Any help or explanation is much appreciated.
>
>   
You can certainly use ZFS on S10, but not as a root file system.
None of that support has been backported and so zfs root
is not yet ready for production use.

Lori
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