[indiana-discuss] A Couple of Newbie Questions

[Richard Elling]

James Cornell wrote:
> Hi Kevin.  There's a long document regarding root zfs that I vaguely
> remember which was before it was integrated saying that you'd create a
> bootstrap ufs partition to house grub and boot the rpool from there,
> using 99% of the rest of the space on the pool.  Maybe someone here
> knows what I'm, talking about and can point you in the right direction
> regarding this option, though keep in mind this is not for Indiana.
> SXCE has zfs root support, and is still a better option IMHO for most
> purposes, at least until they respin Indiana and make the installer less
> dorky with regards to partitioning.  With SXCE you can use the old
> installer and configure a lot more.
>   

Note, the requirement of a UFS slice is no longer valid.  Grub now
understands ZFS and so there is no need for a UFS slice at all.  This
is why http://opensolaris.org/os/community/zfs/boot/zfsboot-manual/
says "Builds 62 to 87"

Kevin Monceaux wrote:
> Okay, sorry for veering so far off topic.  I've been searching the net, 
> unsuccessfully so far, trying to find the article you mentioned.  It 
> sounds like SXCE might be worth a try until Indiana's installer gains more 
> features.  If anyone could point me towards the article in question I'd 
> appreciate it.
>   

Yes, SXCE has the old-style text-based installer.
http://www.opensolaris.org/os/downloads/
Look for CE on the right-side frame.  Today, b93 is
available.
 -- richard