On Wed, 24 Sep 2008 16:13:34 PDT
Nicolaus <njhill at gmail.com> wrote:
> ok, i'm building a file server / xen box soon and the more I read about ZFS
> the more I like it.
Yup. The thing is, the more I look at Solaris, the more cool things I
find in it.
> 1: Is it possible to install opensolaris onto a zfs mirror? (that the right
> term? the one that's like a raid-1) If so, then how? i've been experimenting
> with things a bit in virtualbox (haven't ordered the hardware yet) and
> downloaded os200805.iso but there's no zfs option or for that matter, no
> option for a mirrored root.
No. However, this isn't a problem. What you do is install to a
single-disk zfs pool, then add a second disk to the pool as a mirror.
> 2: Is it possible to do a GUI-less install of opensolaris? not gonna need one
> for this box.
Yes. Use the SXCE distribution, which lets you customize the
install. At least one of the choices has no GUI component.
> 3: can opensolaris be a Xen dom0? Is that the right term? (want to run a VM
> or two under opensolaris, one PVM for sure and possibly one HVM)
Yes. In fact, it's bundled with the distribution. Install the
appropriate optional packages (I dont have one set up, so can't tell
you the names right now) and reboot and you should get a new boot
option for hypervisor mode.
<mike
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