[install-discuss] ZFS root install on 4GB CF fails

[Lori Alt]

The fix to support installing on 4 GB CF (and other
platforms in which the swap/dump sizing was less
than optimal) is going into build 96. 

Lori


Kent Watsen wrote:
>
> Hi Lori,
>
> Great to here its already reported and being looked at.
>
> BTW, I couldn't find the bug when searching by either bug # or title 
> in http://bugs.opensolaris.org and http://defect.opensolaris.org...is 
> there another tracking system I should search?   - I'm hoping to find 
> out when the fix is scheduled for...
>
> Thanks,
> Kent
>
>
>
>
> Lori Alt wrote:
>>
>>
>> This is bug 6724282 - cannot install zfs boot on cf due to limitation 
>> in installer in snv_91.
>>
>> A fix is in progress.  In the meantime, you can install with Jumpstart
>> and set the sizes for swap and dump to be as small as you want.
>>
>> Lori
>>
>>
>> - Kent Watsen wrote:
>>
>>> All,
>>>
>>> I'm trying to build a virtualization/xVM server with Solaris as the 
>>> host-system (i.e. Dom0).  I have a machine with 1 4GB compact-flash 
>>> card for the OS and 24 disk-drives for the guest-domains (using 
>>> ZFS).  While this machine has lots of cores and memory installed, my 
>>> hope is to use just 2-cores and 4GB of memory for the Dom0.
>>>
>>> Using UFS, my Dom0 space requirements were around 2GB, but when I 
>>> select ZFS in the installer (b93), it calculates an enormous space 
>>> requirement - around 10GB!  I think this is because I currently have 
>>> 16GB mem installed (though I plan to add more later) and so its 
>>> reserving 1/2 physical mem for dump/swap; that is 1/2*16 + 2 = 10, 
>>> but it really should be 1/2*4+2 = 4, which would barely fit my CF...
>>>
>>> Do I have to physically uninstall my memory before trying to install 
>>> on the CF so the space requirements will fit?
>>>
>>> Also, given that the space-requirements are so close, I'm inclined 
>>> to want to make the installer think I only have 2GB mem installed, 
>>> so 1/2*2+2 = 3, which leaves a buffer for the install to succeed.  
>>> But then, after the install and resintalling the physical memory (if 
>>> I have to take it out), I would set the "kernel$" line in GRUB's 
>>> menu.lst file to contain "dom0_mem=4G" - thus  allocating 4GB to the 
>>> Dom0, which should be more than enough to keep it from ever 
>>> swapping.  Just the same, would I have an issue since the dump/swap 
>>> space was allocated assuming just 2GB mem?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Kent
>>>
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