Re: [OmniOS-discuss] OmniOSce installer rpool slicing

On Fri, 5 Jan 2018, Schweiss, Chip wrote: ; I didn't think about that. Thanks! ; ; On Fri, Jan 5, 2018 at 9:11 AM, Volker A. Brandt wrote: ; ; > Yes. Just drop to the shell from the installation menu and create your ; > rpool using fdisk, format, and zpool create. Exit the

[OmniOS-discuss] OmniOSce installer rpool slicing

In the previous Solaris style installer we had the option of only using a portion of the disk that the rpool went on. This was very good for SSDs that perform better and last longer if they have some additional slack space that never has data written to it. Is there a way to achieve this with

Re: [OmniOS-discuss] OmniOSce installer rpool slicing

I didn't think about that. Thanks! On Fri, Jan 5, 2018 at 9:11 AM, Volker A. Brandt wrote: > Hi Chip! > > > > In the previous Solaris style installer we had the option of only using a > > portion of the disk that the rpool went on. This was very good for > SSDs that > > perform

Re: [OmniOS-discuss] OmniOSce installer rpool slicing

Hi Chip! > In the previous Solaris style installer we had the option of only using a > portion of the disk that the rpool went on.   This was very good for SSDs that > perform better and last longer if they have some additional slack space that > never has data written to it.   > > Is there a

Re: [OmniOS-discuss] OmniOSce installer rpool slicing

I've been overprovisioning my SSDs using either MFG supplied tools in the case of Samsung or Intel units and raw SATA commands on old Vertex drives. The OS sees a smaller volume and the drive knows that 'slack' space is truly slack. Joshua Coombs GWI *office* 207-494-2140 www.gwi.net On Fri,