1. Oracle Solaris ZFS File System (Introduction)
2. Getting Started With Oracle Solaris ZFS
3. Oracle Solaris ZFS and Traditional File System Differences
4. Managing Oracle Solaris ZFS Storage Pools
Installing and Booting an Oracle Solaris ZFS Root File System (Overview)
Oracle Solaris Installation and Oracle Solaris Live Upgrade Requirements for ZFS Support
Oracle Solaris Release Requirements
General ZFS Storage Pool Requirements
Disk Space Requirements for ZFS Storage Pools
ZFS Storage Pool Configuration Requirements
Installing a ZFS Root File System (Initial Installation)
How to Create a Mirrored Root Pool (Post Installation)
Installing a ZFS Root File System (Oracle Solaris Flash Archive Installation)
Installing a ZFS Root File System (Oracle Solaris JumpStart Installation)
JumpStart Profile Examples for ZFS
Migrating a UFS Root File System to a ZFS Root File System (Oracle Solaris Live Upgrade)
ZFS Migration Issues With Oracle Solaris Live Upgrade
Using Oracle Solaris Live Upgrade to Migrate to a ZFS Root File System (Without Zones)
Using Oracle Solaris Live Upgrade to Migrate or Upgrade a System With Zones (Solaris 10 10/08)
How to Configure a ZFS Root File System With Zone Roots on ZFS (Solaris 10 10/08)
How to Upgrade or Patch a ZFS Root File System With Zone Roots on ZFS (Solaris 10 10/08)
Supported ZFS with Zone Root Configuration Information (at Least Solaris 10 5/09)
How to Create a ZFS BE With a ZFS Root File System and a Zone Root (at Least Solaris 10 5/09)
How to Upgrade or Patch a ZFS Root File System With Zone Roots (at Least Solaris 10 5/09)
ZFS Support for Swap and Dump Devices
Adjusting the Sizes of Your ZFS Swap Device and Dump Device
Troubleshooting ZFS Dump Device Issues
Booting From a ZFS Root File System
Booting From an Alternate Disk in a Mirrored ZFS Root Pool
SPARC: Booting From a ZFS Root File System
x86: Booting From a ZFS Root File System
Resolving ZFS Mount-Point Problems That Prevent Successful Booting (Solaris 10 10/08)
How to Resolve ZFS Mount-Point Problems
Booting For Recovery Purposes in a ZFS Root Environment
How to Boot ZFS From Alternate Media
Recovering the ZFS Root Pool or Root Pool Snapshots
How to Replace a Disk in the ZFS Root Pool
How to Create Root Pool Snapshots
How to Recreate a ZFS Root Pool and Restore Root Pool Snapshots
How to Roll Back Root Pool Snapshots From a Failsafe Boot
6. Managing Oracle Solaris ZFS File Systems
7. Working With Oracle Solaris ZFS Snapshots and Clones
8. Using ACLs to Protect Oracle Solaris ZFS Files
9. Oracle Solaris ZFS Delegated Administration
10. Oracle Solaris ZFS Advanced Topics
11. Oracle Solaris ZFS Troubleshooting and Pool Recovery
This chapter describes how to install and boot a Oracle Solaris ZFS file system. Migrating a UFS root file system to a ZFS file system by using Oracle Solaris Live Upgrade is also covered.
The following sections are provided in this chapter:
Installing and Booting an Oracle Solaris ZFS Root File System (Overview)
Oracle Solaris Installation and Oracle Solaris Live Upgrade Requirements for ZFS Support
Installing a ZFS Root File System (Oracle Solaris Flash Archive Installation)
Installing a ZFS Root File System (Oracle Solaris JumpStart Installation)
Migrating a UFS Root File System to a ZFS Root File System (Oracle Solaris Live Upgrade)
For a list of known issues in this release, see Oracle Solaris 10 9/10 Release Notes.
For up-to-date troubleshooting information, go to the following site:
http://www.solarisinternals.com/wiki/index.php/ZFS_Troubleshooting_Guide