On Mon 12/03/07 at 08:18 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> A proper virt-install command will  create:-
> 1. SNV 76 PVM  64-bit
> 2. SNV 76 or Solaris 10 (08/07) U4 HVM 32-bit

Solaris doesn't install as 32-bit or 64-bit - it is a boot time decision.
Even if you are running in 32-bit mode when you install a domU (or a dom0,
for that matter), the resulting domain will be capable of booting into
either 32-bit or 64-bit mode.

PV domains will boot into whichever mode dom0 is running.  This is a
limitation imposed by the Xen 3.0.4 hypervisor.

If your dom0 is booted into 32-bit mode, HVM domains must also be booted as
32-bit.

If your dom0 is booted into 64-bit mode, you can boot HVM domains as either
32-bit or 64-bit.  By default, Solaris will boot into 32-bit mode in an HVM
environment due to the way Xen reports CPU capabilities to GRUB.  If you
want to boot a 64-bit HVM domain, you will have to edit your menu.lst file.
Simply replace each '$ISALIST' with 'amd64', and you should be all set.

Nils

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