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Solaris Express ZFS root install

Finally!     ZFS root has been in Indiana (aka OpenSolaris 2008.05) for a while, but I prefer Solaris Express. As of build 90, it’s supported by the installer. I installed it on my crappy P4 test box : 1Gb Ram, twin 40Gb disks. Burn the DVD ISO and boot it if you want to play [...]

S Express

I’ve been putting off reinstalling Solaris Express for a while, but this week I finally went to b61 ( ships with crossbow , duckhorn , cpu caps, direct boot, a pony, wireless drivers, a load of iSCSI/ZFS fixes) My last solaris install was a ‘kick the tyres’ thing; now I’m using it for important things [...]