[zfs-discuss] Q: ZFS Boot Install / LU support ETA?

2008-05-16 Thread andrew
What is the current estimated ETA on the integration of install support for ZFS boot/root support to Nevada? Also, do you have an idea when we can expect the improved ZFS write throttling to integrate? Thanks Andrew. This message posted from opensolaris.org

Re: [zfs-discuss] Q: ZFS Boot Install / LU support ETA?

2008-05-16 Thread Lori Alt
Actually, I only meant that zfs boot was integrated into build 90. I don't know about the improved write throttling. I will check into why there was no mention of this on the heads up page. Lori Andrew Pattison wrote: Were both of these items (ZFS boot install support and improved write

Re: [zfs-discuss] Q: ZFS Boot Install / LU support ETA?

2008-05-16 Thread Lori Alt
Clarifying further: the install support for zfs root file systems went into build 90, but because the current install code is closed source, the effect of that integration will not be seen until the build 90 SXCE is released. At that time, installs will show a screen that give the user an

Re: [zfs-discuss] Q: ZFS Boot Install / LU support ETA?

2008-05-16 Thread Lori Alt
Install of a zfs root can only be done with the tty-based installer or with Jumpstart. I will make sure that instructions for both are made available by the time that SXDE build 90 is released. For an attractive, easy-to-use installer that is designed from the outset to install systems with zfs

Re: [zfs-discuss] Q: ZFS Boot Install / LU support ETA?

2008-05-16 Thread Brian Hechinger
On Fri, May 16, 2008 at 02:32:34PM -0600, Lori Alt wrote: Install of a zfs root can only be done with the tty-based installer or with Jumpstart. I will make sure that instructions for both are made available by the time that SXDE build 90 is released. Will the tty or jumpstart based

Re: [zfs-discuss] Q: ZFS Boot Install / LU support ETA?

2008-05-16 Thread Vincent Fox
So it's pushed back to build 90 now? There was an announcement the other day that build 88 was being skipped and build 89 would be the official release with ZFS boot. Not a big deal but someone should do an announcement about the change. This message posted from opensolaris.org

Re: [zfs-discuss] Q: ZFS Boot Install / LU support ETA?

2008-05-16 Thread andrew
By my calculations that makes the possible release date for ZFS boot installer support around the 9th June 2008. Mark that date in your diary! Cheers Andrew. This message posted from opensolaris.org ___ zfs-discuss mailing list

Re: [zfs-discuss] Q: ZFS Boot Install / LU support ETA?

2008-05-16 Thread Lori Alt
Brian Hechinger wrote: On Fri, May 16, 2008 at 02:32:34PM -0600, Lori Alt wrote: Install of a zfs root can only be done with the tty-based installer or with Jumpstart. I will make sure that instructions for both are made available by the time that SXDE build 90 is released. Will

Re: [zfs-discuss] Q: ZFS Boot Install / LU support ETA?

2008-05-16 Thread Nicolas Williams
On Fri, May 16, 2008 at 02:19:29PM -0600, Lori Alt wrote: Clarifying further: the install support for zfs root file systems went into build 90, but because the current install code is closed source, the effect of that integration will not be seen until the build 90 SXCE is released. At that

Re: [zfs-discuss] Q: ZFS Boot Install / LU support ETA?

2008-05-16 Thread Nicolas Williams
On Fri, May 16, 2008 at 01:59:56PM -0700, Vincent Fox wrote: So it's pushed back to build 90 now? Evidently, but build 90 is closed, and the bits are in. The WOS images for build 90 are not out yet, but that's a matter of time; the bits are in. ___

Re: [zfs-discuss] Q: ZFS Boot Install / LU support ETA?

2008-05-16 Thread Prabahar Jeyaram
The write throttling improvement is in build 87. -- Prabahar. Lori Alt wrote: Actually, I only meant that zfs boot was integrated into build 90. I don't know about the improved write throttling. I will check into why there was no mention of this on the heads up page. Lori Andrew