Hi Richard,
Renaming the root pool is not recommended. I have some details on what
actually breaks, but I can't find it now.
This limitation is described in the ZFS Admin Guide, but under the
LiveUpgrade section in the s10 version. I will add this limitation under
the general limitation section.
Obviously, you can't export a root pool that is in use, but you can
boot from alternate media and rename the exported root pool when it is
imported.
I simulated this process below.
Thanks,
Cindy
To restart the Solaris installation program,
type "install-solaris".
Solaris installation program exited.
# zpool import
pool: rpool
id: 2186941205144212601
state: ONLINE
action: The pool can be imported using its name or numeric identifier.
config:
rpool ONLINE
c1t0d0s0 ONLINE
# zpool import rpool rpool2
cannot mount '/export': failed to create mountpoint
cannot mount '/export/home': failed to create mountpoint
cannot mount '/rpool': failed to create mountpoint
# zpool status
pool: rpool2
state: ONLINE
scrub: none requested
config:
NAME STATE READ WRITE CKSUM
rpool2 ONLINE 0 0 0
c1t0d0s0 ONLINE 0 0 0
errors: No known data errors
# zpool export rpool2
# zpool import rpool2 rpool
cannot mount '/export': failed to create mountpoint
cannot mount '/export/home': failed to create mountpoint
cannot mount '/rpool': failed to create mountpoint
# zfs list
NAME USED AVAIL REFER MOUNTPOINT
rpool 8.06G 58.9G 96K /rpool
rpool/ROOT 4.50G 58.9G 21K legacy
rpool/ROOT/s10s_u9wos_07 4.50G 58.9G 4.49G /
rpool/ROOT/s10s_u9wos...@now 4.80M - 4.49G -
rpool/dump 1.50G 58.9G 1.50G -
rpool/export 44K 58.9G 23K /export
rpool/export/home 21K 58.9G 21K /export/home
rpool/swap 2.06G 60.9G 16K -
On 05/02/10 07:33, Richard L. Hamilton wrote:
One can rename a zpool on import
zpool import -f pool_or_id newname
Is there any way to rename it (back again, perhaps)
on export?
(I had to rename rpool in an old disk image to access
some stuff in it, and I'd like to put it back the way it
was so it's properly usable if I ever want to boot off of it.)
But I suppose there must be other scenarios where that would
be useful too...
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