David Dyer-Bennet wrote: > I thought I'd get the option of doing a ZFS root when I did a clean install > of nv build 76, but nothing about ZFS was mentioned anytime during the > install. What's the deal? > > The installer isn't ZFS root aware yet.
> Also, before I get too deeply into that, how does ZFS root interact with > liveupgrade? > > It doesn't! You can't use Live Upgrade with ZFS root. > I've got two hot-swap drives available for the system disks (plus 6 more for > data; the data part is working fine, the new install recognized the existing > ZFS pool on those drives). I'm trying to set up a system for good > reliability (I haven't invested in dual power supplies, but I've got hot-swap > drive bays, and I've allocated two physical drives for boot/root, and I want > to use ZFS for more than just the data if possible). What's the best way to > use my two boot/root drives to give me reliability and clean upgrades? I've > never used liveupgrade before, but the concept seems simple and desirable; > having the installation of the new system not require taking down the old > system for most of the time is a clear-cut win. > > Use UFS and SVM to mirror the drives. LU works happily with SVM mirrors. Ian _______________________________________________ opensolaris-help mailing list [email protected]
