JumpStart Issues for ZFS

Consider the following issues before starting a JumpStart installation of a bootable ZFS root file system:

• You cannot use an existing ZFS storage pool for a JumpStart installation to create a bootable ZFS root file system. You must create a new ZFS storage pool with syntax similar to the following:

  pool rpool 20G 4G 4G c0t0d0s0

• You must create your pool with disk slices rather than with whole disks as described in Oracle Solaris Installation and Oracle Solaris Live Upgrade Requirements for ZFS Support. For example, the bold syntax in the following example is not acceptable:

  install_type initial_install cluster SUNWCall pool rpool all auto auto mirror c0t0d0 c0t1d0 bootenv installbe bename newBE

  The bold syntax in the following example is acceptable:

  install_type initial_install cluster SUNWCall pool rpool all auto auto mirror c0t0d0s0 c0t1d0s0 bootenv installbe bename newBE