Hi Lori, Great to here its already reported and being looked at.
BTW, I couldn't find the bug when searching by either bug # or title in http://bugs.opensolaris.org and http://defect.opensolaris.org...is there another tracking system I should search? - I'm hoping to find out when the fix is scheduled for... Thanks, Kent Lori Alt wrote: > > > 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 >> >> > >
