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

[Günther Alka]

booting from a good pair of 32 GB USB sticks is possible.
(Turn off atime)

But I would prefer a pair of 32 GB DOMs like
http://www.supermicro.com/products/nfo/SATADOM.cfm <http://www.supermicro.com/products/nfo/SATADOM.cfm>



> Am 26.06.2015 um 17:47 schrieb John Barfield <john.barfield at bissinc.com>:
> 
> I’ve been interested in configuring omnios to run in memory off of a ram 
> disk myself. 
> 
> Does anyone know where you could find a good guide for booting Solaris(h) 
> kernel into memory with a ramdisk?
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> On 6/26/15, 10:15 AM, "Dan McDonald" <danmcd at omniti.com> wrote:
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>> 
>>> 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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