Excellent - thanks for the update! b96 is released in about 3-1/2 weeks - right?
Kent Lori Alt wrote: > > 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 >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> >
