Michael,
Sure. You can use Solaris 10 10/08 to initially install a ZFS root
file system as long as you''re not interested in migrating a UFS
root file system to a ZFS root file system.
But if you want to migrate your existing UFS root file system to
a ZFS root file system, then you must perform these steps:
1. Upgrade your UFS root file system to Solaris 10 10/08
2. Use LiveUpgrade to migrate your Solaris 10 10/08 UFS root
file system to a ZFS root file system.
Hope this helps--
Cindy
----- Original Message -----
From: Michael Barto <mbarto at logiqwest.com>
Date: Thursday, December 11, 2008 6:52 pm
Subject: [zfs-discuss] ZFS Installation Question
To: zfs-discuss at opensolaris.org
> New to this list and I have simple question. It states in the Solaris
>
> ZFS Admin Guide
>
> "You cannot use the standard upgrade program to upgrade your UFS root
>
> file system to a
> ZFS root file system. If at least one bootable UFS slice exists, then
>
> the standard upgrade
> option should be available. If a bootable ZFS pools exists and no
> bootable UFS slice exists,
> then the only way to upgrade is to use Live Upgrade and not the
> standard
> upgrade program.
> If both a bootable UFS slice and a bootable ZFS pool exist, then the
> standard upgrade option
> should be available, but only the UFS slice should be available for
> upgrade. "
>
> I am probably being paranoid, but there is always an upgrade option
> using the Solaris CDROM image to install software. It appears this
> note
> in only for Jumpstart and Live Upgrade. So when Sun release the next
> Solaris release, I should be able to use its upgrade option in the
> install dialog, if I have initially selected ZFS filesystem over UFS
>
> when I first set up my new servers. But documentation confused me.
> --
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>
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>
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>
> New to this list and I have simple question. It states in the Solaris
> ZFS Admin Guide
>
>
>
> "You cannot use the standard upgrade program to upgrade your UFS root
> file system to a
>
> ZFS root file system. If at least one bootable UFS slice exists, then
> the standard upgrade
>
> option should be available. If a bootable ZFS pools exists and no
> bootable UFS slice exists,
>
> then the only way to upgrade is to use Live Upgrade and not the
> standard upgrade program.
>
> If both a bootable UFS slice and a bootable ZFS pool exist, then the
> standard upgrade option
>
> should be available, but only the UFS slice should be available for
> upgrade. "
>
>
>
> I am probably being paranoid, but there is always an upgrade option
> using the Solaris CDROM image to install software. It appears this note
> in only for Jumpstart and Live Upgrade. So when Sun release the next
> Solaris release, I should be able to use its upgrade option in the
> install dialog,? if I have initially selected ZFS filesystem over UFS
> when I first set up my new servers. But documentation confused me.
>
> --
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> Michael Barto
>
> Software Architect
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> LogiQwest
> Inc.
>
> 16458 Bolsa Chica Street, # 15
>
> Huntington Beach, CA??92649
>
> http://www.logiqwest.com/
>
>
>
>
> ???
> mbarto at logiqwest.com
>
> Tel:??714 377 3705
>
> Fax:?714 840 3937
>
> Cell: 714 883 1949
>
>
>
>
>
>
> ''tis a gift to be
> simple
>
>
>
> This e-mail may contain
> LogiQwest
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>
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