Thanks for your reply Jan. [...]
>> >> If it's not too onerous, would you mind describing the algorithm, or >> pointing me to any documentation which does so? > > The algorithm is described in FAQ section of Automated Installer Guide. > > http://dlc.sun.com/osol/docs/content/2009.06/AIinstall/faq.html#targetdisk > > Please feel free to comment on this if you find the description > insufficient > or inaccurate. The doc states: "For SPARC clients, the installer searches for disks with a VTOC label." I'm presuming that the search is performed by iterating through the controller and target and device numbers, of all disks, in ascending order? So, if it exists, c0t0d0 would be the first candidate. Also, the next line states: "For x86 clients, the installer searches for Solaris partitions." I think this is the truth, but not the whole truth. My understanding is that if a Solaris partition is found on a disk, then it is used, however if no disk with a Solaris partition is used then... what? The disk referenced by biosdev gets used? --Jens
