Michael, Sure. You can use Solaris 10 10/08 to initially install a ZFS root file system as long as you're not interested in migrating a UFS root file system to a ZFS root file system.
But if you want to migrate your existing UFS root file system to a ZFS root file system, then you must perform these steps: 1. Upgrade your UFS root file system to Solaris 10 10/08 2. Use LiveUpgrade to migrate your Solaris 10 10/08 UFS root file system to a ZFS root file system. Hope this helps-- Cindy ----- Original Message ----- From: Michael Barto <mba...@logiqwest.com> Date: Thursday, December 11, 2008 6:52 pm Subject: [zfs-discuss] ZFS Installation Question To: zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org > New to this list and I have simple question. It states in the Solaris > > ZFS Admin Guide > > "You cannot use the standard upgrade program to upgrade your UFS root > > file system to a > ZFS root file system. If at least one bootable UFS slice exists, then > > the standard upgrade > option should be available. If a bootable ZFS pools exists and no > bootable UFS slice exists, > then the only way to upgrade is to use Live Upgrade and not the > standard > upgrade program. > If both a bootable UFS slice and a bootable ZFS pool exist, then the > standard upgrade option > should be available, but only the UFS slice should be available for > upgrade. " > > I am probably being paranoid, but there is always an upgrade option > using the Solaris CDROM image to install software. It appears this > note > in only for Jumpstart and Live Upgrade. So when Sun release the next > Solaris release, I should be able to use its upgrade option in the > install dialog, if I have initially selected ZFS filesystem over UFS > > when I first set up my new servers. But documentation confused me. > -- > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > *Michael Barto* > Software Architect > > LogiQwest Circle > LogiQwest Inc. > 16458 Bolsa Chica Street, # 15 > Huntington Beach, CA 92649 > http://www.logiqwest.com/ > > mba...@logiqwest.com < > Tel: 714 377 3705 > Fax: 714 840 3937 > Cell: 714 883 1949 > > *'tis a gift to be simple* > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > This e-mail may contain LogiQwest proprietary information and should > be > treated as confidential. > > New to this list and I have simple question. It states in the Solaris > ZFS Admin Guide > > > > "You cannot use the standard upgrade program to upgrade your UFS root > file system to a > > ZFS root file system. If at least one bootable UFS slice exists, then > the standard upgrade > > option should be available. If a bootable ZFS pools exists and no > bootable UFS slice exists, > > then the only way to upgrade is to use Live Upgrade and not the > standard upgrade program. > > If both a bootable UFS slice and a bootable ZFS pool exist, then the > standard upgrade option > > should be available, but only the UFS slice should be available for > upgrade. " > > > > I am probably being paranoid, but there is always an upgrade option > using the Solaris CDROM image to install software. It appears this note > in only for Jumpstart and Live Upgrade. So when Sun release the next > Solaris release, I should be able to use its upgrade option in the > install dialog, if I have initially selected ZFS filesystem over UFS > when I first set up my new servers. But documentation confused me. > > -- > > > > > > > > > > > Michael Barto > > Software Architect > > > > > > > > > > LogiQwest > Inc. > > 16458 Bolsa Chica Street, # 15 > > Huntington Beach, CA 92649 > > http://www.logiqwest.com/ > > > > > > mba...@logiqwest.com > > Tel: 714 377 3705 > > Fax: 714 840 3937 > > Cell: 714 883 1949 > > > > > > > 'tis a gift to be > simple > > > > This e-mail may contain > LogiQwest > proprietary information and should be treated as confidential. > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > zfs-discuss mailing list > zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org > http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zfs-discuss _______________________________________________ zfs-discuss mailing list zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zfs-discuss
