pool Profile Keyword (ZFS Only)

The pool keyword defines the new root pool to be created. The pool is then installed with a software group specified with the cluster keyword. The poolsize, swapsize, dumpsize, and vdevlist options are needed for creating a new root pool.

pool poolname poolsize swapsize dumpsize vdevlist

poolname

Specifies the name of the new pool to be created. A new pool is created with the specified size and with the specified devices, vdevlist.

poolsize

Size of the new pool to be created. If you denote the amount of space, the size is assumed to be in Mbytes, unless specified by g (Gbytes). You can also use the auto option.

auto

Allocates the largest possible pool size given the constraints, such as size of the disks and preserved slices.

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The meaning of auto for the poolsize keyword is different from the filesys keyword use of auto in a UFS file system. In ZFS, the size of the disk is checked to verify that the minimum size can be accommodated. If the minimize size is available, the largest possible pool size is allocated given the constraints, such as size of the disks and preserved slices.

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swapsize

Size of the swap volume (zvol) to be created within a new root pool. The options are either auto or size.

auto

The swap area is automatically sized. The default size is 1/2 the size of physical memory, but no less than 512 Mbytes and no greater than 2 Gbytes. You can set the size outside this range by using the size option.

size

Can be used to specify an amount. Size is assumed to be in Mbytes, unless specified by g (Gbytes).

dumpsize

Size of the dump volume to be created within a new pool.

auto

Uses the default swap size.

size

Can be used to specify an amount. Size is assumed to be in Mbytes, unless specified by g (Gbytes).

vdevlist

One or more devices used to create the pool.

Devices in the vdevlist must be slices for the root pool. vdevlist can be either a single-device-name in the form cwtxdysz or mirror or any option.

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The format of the vdevlist is the same as the format of the zpool create command.

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single-device-name

A disk slice in the form or cwtxdysz, such as c0t0d0s0.

mirror [device-names|any]

Specifies the mirroring of the disk.

At this time, only mirrored configurations are supported when multiple devices are specified. You can mirror as many as disks you like, but the size of the pool created is determined by the smallest of the specified disks. For more information about creating mirrored storage pools, see Mirrored Storage Pool Configuration in Solaris ZFS Administration Guide.

• device-names lists the devices to be mirrored. The names are in the form of cwtxdysz, for example c0t0d0s0 and c0t0d1s5.

• The any option enables the installer to choose the devices.

any

Enables the installer to select a suitable device.