[indiana-discuss] [caiman-discuss] liveCD could not work as rescue CD?

[Jason Zhao]

Moinak:
Moinak Ghosh wrote:
> Jason Zhao wrote:
>> I think the "zpool import/export" will change the booting up 
>> information which results in the panic.
>>   
>
>   You should be using   zpool import -R /mnt -f rpool.
>
I don't think it is working for me! I tried it, but it was still panic.

Even it is working, I still believe it's a bug, maybe more properly for 
ZFS boot or ZFS bugs. I don't see any difference to import with -R or 
not from users' point of view. I haved filed a bug 1365.

Thanks
Jason
> Regards,
> Moinak.
>
>> Thanks
>> Jason
>> Jason Zhao wrote:
>>  
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Recently I installed a indiana RC1 to hard disk, then I tried to 
>>> boot up
>>> from liveCD(RC1) in order to change something in hard disk (i.e., the
>>> live cd works as rescue cd). I did a "zpool import" and "zpool export",
>>> but I found the OS previously installed *panic*.
>>>
>>> Here is my steps:
>>> 1. initial install indiana RC1
>>> 2. boot up from hard disk, and it works OK
>>> 3. boot up from live CD again.And do the operations
>>> ###############################################
>>> -bash-3.2# zpool import rpool
>>> cannot import 'rpool': pool may be in use from other system
>>> use '-f' to import anyway
>>> -bash-3.2# zpool import -f rpool
>>> -bash-3.2# zpool list
>>> NAME SIZE USED AVAIL CAP HEALTH ALTROOT
>>> rpool 35G 2.61G 32.4G 7% ONLINE -
>>> -bash-3.2# zfs list
>>> NAME USED AVAIL REFER MOUNTPOINT
>>> rpool 2.61G 31.8G 56.5K /rpool
>>> rpool at install 19K - 55.5K -
>>> rpool/ROOT 2.61G 31.8G 18K /rpool/ROOT
>>> rpool/ROOT at install 0 - 18K -
>>> rpool/ROOT/opensolaris 3.38M 31.8G 2.53G legacy
>>> rpool/ROOT/opensolaris/opt 0 31.8G 4.59M /opt
>>> rpool/export 102K 31.8G 67K /export
>>> rpool/export at install 17K - 19K -
>>> rpool/export/home 18K 31.8G 18K /export/home
>>> rpool/export/home at install 0 - 18K -
>>> -bash-3.2# ls
>>> -bash-3.2# zpool export rpool
>>> -bash-3.2# zfs list
>>> no datasets available
>>> -bash-3.2# zpool list
>>> no pools available
>>> ###############################################
>>>
>>> 4. Then I reboot from previously installed OS, but it is panic.
>>> Here is what is displayed:
>>> ###############################################
>>> pani[cpu0]/thread=fec1dc60: cannot mount root path /ramdisk:a
>>>
>>> fec3652c genunix:rootconf+fc (c0f040, 1, fec1d3d0)
>>> fec36550 genunix:vfs_mountroot+54 (fe800010, fec32350,)
>>> fec36564 genunix:main+b4()
>>>
>>> panic: entering debugger (no dump device, continue to reboot)
>>> Loaded modules: [ scsi_vhci uppc zfs specfs pcplusmp random 
>>> cpu.generic ]
>>> kmdb: target stopped at:
>>> kmdb_enter+0xa: pushl %eax
>>> ###############################################
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>> Jason
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