Installing ZFS on an existing Solaris 10 install (UFS)


 
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Old 06-09-2010
Installing ZFS on an existing Solaris 10 install (UFS)

Hello, I am new to Solaris so i apologize upfront if my questions seem trivial.

I am trying to install a ZFS file system on a Solaris 10 machine with UFS already installed on it.

I want to run: # zpool create pool_zfs c0t0d0
then: # zfs create pool_zfs/fs

My question is more to do with the c0t0d0 disks.
When I run df, it shows /dev/dsk/c0t0d0s0 Mounted on /

Is this the disk i would use in the zpool create command?
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Old 06-09-2010
If you already have installed Solaris on the c0t0d0s0 slice, then you will not be able to create a zpool on that disk, as its in use.
You should run the format command, and find a disk that is not mounted and run the zpool create command on it.
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Old 06-09-2010
thanks, just run format with no arguments?
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Old 06-09-2010
yes, just run it.
Then it will list your disks that Solaris can see.
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