[ldoms-discuss] ldom "file exported as a block device"

[Liam Merwick]

Hi Sandy,

Sandy DeGraw ASSE-Atlanta wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I'm sorry to sound dumb, but what does "file exported as a block 
> device", mean exactly?
> 
> Is it a zfs filesystem ?
> Is it a mkfile ?
> 
> I'm trying to create multiple ldoms on a T5120, which has only 2 disks.
> Disk0 is for the root/os/primary etc.
> Disk1 , I was hoping to use for the multiple ldoms, I tried using 
> different slices of disk1,
> which will NOT work, as you knew and I figured out the hard way.
> So I'm left with "file exported as a block device"
> 
> Any comments welcome.

Have a look at this section of chapter 5 the Admin Guide - it has
some examples. http://docs.sun.com/source/820-4894-10/chapter5.html#d0e6880

-- Liam