A system's root disk is the disk on the system that contains the root (/) file system. In a profile, you can use the rootdisk variable in place of a disk name, which JumpStart sets to the system's root disk. Table 6-6 describes how JumpStart determines the system's root disk for the installation.
This process only applies during an initial installation; you cannot change a system's root disk during an upgrade.
Stage |
Action |
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1 |
If the root_device keyword is specified in the profile, JumpStart sets rootdisk to the root device. |
2 |
If rootdisk is not set and the boot_device keyword is specified in the profile, JumpStart sets rootdisk to the boot device. |
3 |
If rootdisk is not set and a filesys cwtxdysz size / entry is specified in the profile, JumpStart sets rootdisk to the disk specified in the entry. |
4 |
If rootdisk is not set and a rootdisk.sn entry is specified in the profile, JumpStart searches the system's disks (in kernel probe order) for an existing root file system on the specified slice. If a disk is found, JumpStart sets rootdisk to the found disk. |
5 |
If rootdisk is not set and partitioning existing is specified in the profile, JumpStart searches the system's disks (in kernel probe order) for an existing root file system. If a root file system is not found or more than one is found, an error occurs. If a root file system is found, JumpStart sets rootdisk to the found disk. |
6 |
If rootdisk is not set, JumpStart sets rootdisk to the disk where the root (/) file system is installed. |