zfs discuss - Mar 2010 - Installing Solaris 10 with ZFS Root FS

Hi all,

I wish to install a Solaris 10 on a ZFS mirror but in the installer (in 
interactive text mode) I don''t have choice of the filesystem : I only 
have ''SOLARIS'' fs type (which is UFS if I''m right).

I read on the net that I should have a screen where I could choose if I 
want UFS or ZFS before disks selection but I don''t.

If anyone already encountered this problem, please let me know where
I''m
wrong.

Best regards,

-- 
Romain LAMAISON
Ing?nieur - Chef de projets
Email : romain.lamaison at stockho.com
Tel : 01 40 33 25 15
Site web  : si.stockho.com

STOCKHO SI
2, Boulevard Saint Martin
75010 PARIS

Hi Romain,

The option to select a ZFS root file system or a UFS root file system
is available starting in the Solaris 10 10/08 release.

Which Solaris 10 release are you trying to install?

Thanks,

Cindy

On 03/01/10 09:23, Romain LAMAISON wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I wish to install a Solaris 10 on a ZFS mirror but in the installer (in 
> interactive text mode) I don''t have choice of the filesystem : I
only
> have ''SOLARIS'' fs type (which is UFS if I''m
right).
> 
> I read on the net that I should have a screen where I could choose if I 
> want UFS or ZFS before disks selection but I don''t.
> 
> If anyone already encountered this problem, please let me know where
I''m
> wrong.
> 
> Best regards,
>

Hi Cindy,

thanks for your quick response ! I''m trying to install Solaris 10
11/06.
I don''t know how the version numbering works so I don''t know
if my
version is newer than 10/08.

Regards,

-- 
Romain LAMAISON
Ing?nieur - Chef de projets
Email : romain.lamaison at stockho.com
Tel : 01 40 33 25 15
Site web  : si.stockho.com

STOCKHO SI
2, Boulevard Saint Martin
75010 PARIS


Le 01/03/2010 17:29, Cindy Swearingen a ?crit :
> Hi Romain,
>
> The option to select a ZFS root file system or a UFS root file system
> is available starting in the Solaris 10 10/08 release.
>
> Which Solaris 10 release are you trying to install?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Cindy
>
> On 03/01/10 09:23, Romain LAMAISON wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I wish to install a Solaris 10 on a ZFS mirror but in the installer 
>> (in interactive text mode) I don''t have choice of the
filesystem : I
>> only have ''SOLARIS'' fs type (which is UFS if
I''m right).
>>
>> I read on the net that I should have a screen where I could choose if 
>> I want UFS or ZFS before disks selection but I don''t.
>>
>> If anyone already encountered this problem, please let me know where 
>> I''m wrong.
>>
>> Best regards,
>>

>Hi Romain,
>
>The option to select a ZFS root file system or a UFS root file system
>is available starting in the Solaris 10 10/08 release.
(aka update 6, right?)

>> I wish to install a Solaris 10 on a ZFS mirror but in the installer (in
>> interactive text mode) I don''t have choice of the filesystem :
I only
>> have ''SOLARIS'' fs type (which is UFS if I''m
right).

That sounds like the "fdisk" screen; use Solaris and then go one to
the next screen.  This screen will create a fdisk partition.  After doing, 
that you need to create slices and create a ufs filesystem or create a zfs
rpool)

Casper

>Hi Cindy,
>
>thanks for your quick response ! I''m trying to install Solaris 10
11/06.
>I don''t know how the version numbering works so I don''t
know if my
>version is newer than 10/08.
>
It''s month/year; 11/06 is a three years and a bit over.

Casper

Thanks to all of you !

I''m downloading Solaris 10 10/09 right now.

-- 
Romain LAMAISON
Ing?nieur - Chef de projets
Email : romain.lamaison at stockho.com
Tel : 01 40 33 25 15
Site web  : si.stockho.com

STOCKHO SI
2, Boulevard Saint Martin
75010 PARIS


Le 01/03/2010 17:41, Casper.Dik at Sun.COM a ?crit :
>    
>> Hi Cindy,
>>
>> thanks for your quick response ! I''m trying to install Solaris
10 11/06.
>> I don''t know how the version numbering works so I
don''t know if my
>> version is newer than 10/08.
>>
>>      
> It''s month/year; 11/06 is a three years and a bit over.
>
> Casper
>
>