Hi Does this mean exporting and re-importing a rpool break things? I have tried exporting and re-importing other pools with new names and yet haven't seen problems with it
roy ----- "Cindy Swearingen" <cindy.swearin...@oracle.com> skrev: > 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... > _______________________________________________ > 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
