zfs discuss - Aug 2006 - Want to try ZFS, but "format" got <drive type unknown> message

Hi, 

I''m trying ZFS on my laptop (Solaris 10 6/06 installed), I want to
assign 2 slices for using ZFS. But when I type "format", I got 
<drive type unknown> message.

Although "prtvtoc" can give the drive type info, but I
couldn''t set the drive type because the root filesystem is mounted on
the drive.

Any suggestions to fix this problem?

Thanks in advance,
Xinfeng
 
 
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Xinfeng Liu stated:
< Hi, 
< 
< I''m trying ZFS on my laptop (Solaris 10 6/06 installed), I want to
assign 2 slices for using ZFS. But when I type "format", I got 
<drive type unknown> message.


  You''ve probably got all the disk over to solaris and have things
mounted.
  To play around with zfs on a laptop try using files instead, eg:

mkfile 256m file1
mkfile 256m file2

zpool create `pwd`/file*

 etc...

Regards,


< 
< Although "prtvtoc" can give the drive type info, but I
couldn''t set the drive type because the root filesystem is mounted on
the drive.
< 
< Any suggestions to fix this problem?
< 
< Thanks in advance,
< Xinfeng
<  
<  
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-- 
Sean.
.

Thank you Sean. That would be wonderful using files.

-Xinfeng

Sean McGrath - Sun Microsystems Ireland ??:
> Xinfeng Liu stated:
> < Hi, 
> < 
> < I''m trying ZFS on my laptop (Solaris 10 6/06 installed), I
want to assign 2 slices for using ZFS. But when I type "format", I got
<drive type unknown> message.
> 
> 
>   You''ve probably got all the disk over to solaris and have things
mounted.
>   To play around with zfs on a laptop try using files instead, eg:
> 
> mkfile 256m file1
> mkfile 256m file2
> 
> zpool create `pwd`/file*
> 
>  etc...
> 
> Regards,
> 
> 
> < 
> < Although "prtvtoc" can give the drive type info, but I
couldn''t set the drive type because the root filesystem is mounted on
the drive.
> < 
> < Any suggestions to fix this problem?
> < 
> < Thanks in advance,
> < Xinfeng
> <  
> <  
> < This message posted from opensolaris.org
> < _______________________________________________
> < zfs-discuss mailing list
> < zfs-discuss at opensolaris.org
> < http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zfs-discuss
>