This is bug 6724282 - cannot install zfs boot on cf due to limitation in installer in snv_91.
A fix is in progress. In the meantime, you can install with Jumpstart and set the sizes for swap and dump to be as small as you want. Lori - Kent Watsen wrote: >All, > >I'm trying to build a virtualization/xVM server with Solaris as the >host-system (i.e. Dom0). I have a machine with 1 4GB compact-flash card >for the OS and 24 disk-drives for the guest-domains (using ZFS). While >this machine has lots of cores and memory installed, my hope is to use >just 2-cores and 4GB of memory for the Dom0. > >Using UFS, my Dom0 space requirements were around 2GB, but when I select >ZFS in the installer (b93), it calculates an enormous space requirement >- around 10GB! I think this is because I currently have 16GB mem >installed (though I plan to add more later) and so its reserving 1/2 >physical mem for dump/swap; that is 1/2*16 + 2 = 10, but it really >should be 1/2*4+2 = 4, which would barely fit my CF... > >Do I have to physically uninstall my memory before trying to install on >the CF so the space requirements will fit? > >Also, given that the space-requirements are so close, I'm inclined to >want to make the installer think I only have 2GB mem installed, so >1/2*2+2 = 3, which leaves a buffer for the install to succeed. But >then, after the install and resintalling the physical memory (if I have >to take it out), I would set the "kernel$" line in GRUB's menu.lst file >to contain "dom0_mem=4G" - thus allocating 4GB to the Dom0, which >should be more than enough to keep it from ever swapping. Just the >same, would I have an issue since the dump/swap space was allocated >assuming just 2GB mem? > >Thanks, >Kent > >_______________________________________________ >install-discuss mailing list >install-discuss at opensolaris.org >http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/install-discuss > >
