The fix to support installing on 4 GB CF (and other platforms in which the swap/dump sizing was less than optimal) is going into build 96.
Lori Kent Watsen wrote: > > 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 >>> >>> >> >> >
