Solaris Installation program text installer

The Solaris text installer performs an initial installation for a ZFS root pool. During the installation, you can choose to install either a UFS file system or a ZFS root pool. You can set up a mirrored ZFS root pool by selecting two or more slices during the installation. Or, you can attach or add additional disks after the installation to create a mirrored ZFS root pool. Swap and dump devices on ZFS volumes are automatically created in the ZFS root pool.

• The installation GUI is not available to install a ZFS root pool.

• You cannot use the standard upgrade program to upgrade. You must use Solaris Live Upgrade to upgrade a ZFS root pool.

Solaris Live Upgrade

You can use the Solaris Live Upgrade feature to perform the following tasks:

• Migrate a UFS root (/) file system to a ZFS root pool

• Create a new boot environment in the following ways:

  • Within an existing ZFS root pool

  • Within another ZFS root pool

  • From a source other than the currently running system

  • On a system with non-global zones installed

After you have used the lucreate command to create a ZFS boot environment, you can use the other Solaris Live Upgrade commands on the boot environment.

A storage pool must be created before you use the lucreate command.

JumpStart

Starting with the Solaris 10 10/09 release, you can set up a JumpStart profile to identify a flash archive of a ZFS root pool. See What's New in the Solaris 10 10/09 Release.

You can create a profile to create a ZFS storage pool and designate a bootable ZFS file system. New ZFS keywords provide an initial installation.

• You cannot use the install_type upgrade keyword to upgrade a ZFS root pool. Nor can you use the Solaris Flash keywords.

• Some keywords that are allowed in a UFS specific profile are not allowed in a ZFS specific profile.

• For a quick reference about keywords that can be used in a ZFS installation, see Profile Keywords Quick Reference in Oracle Solaris 10 9/10 Installation Guide: Custom JumpStart and Advanced Installations.

• For descriptions of ZFS keywords and profile examples, see Chapter 9, Installing a ZFS Root Pool With JumpStart, in Oracle Solaris 10 9/10 Installation Guide: Custom JumpStart and Advanced Installations.