[OmniOS-discuss] OmniOSce installer rpool slicing

[Volker A. Brandt]

Hi Chip!


> In the previous Solaris style installer we had the option of only using a
> portion of the disk that the rpool went on.   This was very good for SSDs that
> perform better and last longer if they have some additional slack space that
> never has data written to it.  
> 
> Is there a way to achieve this with the new installer?

Yes.  Just drop to the shell from the installation menu and create your
rpool using fdisk, format, and zpool create.  Exit the shell and select
"use existing pool".


Regards -- Volker
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