[OmniOS-discuss] OmniOS considered in-memory OS ?

Dan McDonald danmcd at omniti.com
Fri Jun 26 15:15:00 UTC 2015


> On Jun 26, 2015, at 10:59 AM, Mick Burns <bmx1955 at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> As per current wikipedia entry for SmartOS,  we can read the following :
> 
> "SmartOS is an in-memory operating system and boots directly into
> random access memory. It supports various boot mechanisms such as
> booting off of universal serial bus thumbdrive, ISO Image, or over the
> network via PXE boot."
> 
> Does this statement applies to OmniOS as well ?

No.  We boot off of traditional media.

> Ultimately, what I need to know is if OmniOS is good fit to run OS off
> a pair of either internal SDcards or good quality USB sticks ?

As shipped, no.

Dan



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