On Sat, 2010-08-14 at 17:35 +0200, Andrej Podzimek wrote: > > 3. Just stick with b134. Actually, I've managed to compile my way up to > > b142, but I'm having trouble getting beyond it - my attempts to install > > later versions just result in new boot environments with the old kernel, > > even with the latest pkg-gate code in place. Still, even if I get the > > latest code to install, it's not viable for the long term unless I'm > > willing to live with stasis. > > I run build 146. There have been some heads-up messages on the topic. You > need b137 or later in order to build b143 or later. Plus the latest packaging > bits and other stuff. > http://mail.opensolaris.org/pipermail/on-discuss/2010-June/001932.html > > When compiling b146, it's good to read this first: > http://mail.opensolaris.org/pipermail/on-discuss/2010-August/002110.html > Instead of using the tagged onnv_146 code, you have to apply all the > changesets up to 13011:dc5824d1233f. > > > 6. Abandon ZFS completely and go back to LVM/MD-RAID. I ran it for years > > before switching to ZFS, and it works - but it's a bitter pill to swallow > > after drinking the ZFS Kool-Aid. > > Or Btrfs. It may not be ready for production now, but it could become a > serious alternative to ZFS in one year's time or so. (I have been using it > for some time with absolutely no issues, but some people (Edward Shishkin) > say it has obvious bugs related to fragmentation.)
Do not forget Btrfs is mainly developed by ... Oracle. Will it survive better than Free Solaris/ZFS? > Andrej _______________________________________________ zfs-discuss mailing list zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zfs-discuss
