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Oracle Solaris 10 9/10 Installation Guide: Custom JumpStart and Advanced Installations |
1. Where to Find Solaris Installation Planning Information
2. Custom JumpStart (Overview)
3. Preparing Custom JumpStart Installations (Tasks)
4. Using Optional Custom JumpStart Features (Tasks)
5. Creating Custom Rule and Probe Keywords (Tasks)
6. Performing a Custom JumpStart Installation (Tasks)
7. Installing With Custom JumpStart (Examples)
8. Custom JumpStart (Reference)
9. Installing a ZFS Root Pool With JumpStart
JumpStart Installation for a ZFS Root (/) File System (Overview and Planning)
Limitations for a JumpStart installation for a ZFS Root Pool
JumpStart Profile Examples for a ZFS Root Pool
JumpStart Keywords for a ZFS Root (/) File System (Reference)
bootenv Profile Keyword (ZFS and UFS)
install_type Keyword (ZFS and UFS)
pool Profile Keyword (ZFS Only)
root_device Profile Keyword (ZFS and UFS)
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.
A Flash archive can be created on a system that is running a UFS root file system or a ZFS root file system. A Flash archive of a ZFS root pool contains the entire pool hierarchy, except for the swap and dump volumes, and any excluded datasets. The swap and dump volumes are created when the Flash archive is installed.
You can use the Flash archive installation method as follows:
Generate a Flash archive that can be used to install and boot a system with a ZFS root file system.
Perform a JumpStart installation of a system by using a ZFS Flash archive.
Note - Creating a ZFS Flash archive backs up an entire root pool, not individual boot environments. Individual datasets within the pool can be excluded by using the flarcreate and flar command's -D option.
For detailed instructions and limitations, see Installing a ZFS Root File System (Oracle Solaris Flash Archive Installation) in Oracle Solaris ZFS Administration Guide.