Ceri:
This is a known issue and you have to specify a size:
<ai_device_vtoc_slices>
<slice_action>delete</slice_action>
<slice_number>1</slice_number>
<slice_size>512</slice_size>
<slice_size_units>mb</slice_size_units>
</ai_device_vtoc_slices>
http://defect.opensolaris.org/bz/show_bug.cgi?id=7794
7794 - delete/preserve slice action in AI manifest fails if no size
specified
The workaround is just you need to specify a size and unit #. The size
can be anything and it will work.
Ceri Davies wrote:
> I spoke too soon...
>
> <ai_device_vtoc_slices>
> <slice_action>delete</slice_action>
> <slice_number>7</slice_number>
> </ai_device_vtoc_slices>
>
> Fails on installadm
>
> Does it need the <slice_size> ? I added slice size on the delete and the
> installadm works now, but the problem I have it I dont know the slice
> size I am deleting...
>
> Mr. Ceri Davies - Staff Engineer (Software)
> Sun Microsystems - Data Management Group
> Ceri.Davies at Sun.com
> W:(303) 272-7810 (x77810)
> H:(303) 442-2795
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>
>
>
>
> On Jun 24, 2009, at 9:12 AM, William Schumann wrote:
>
>> Ceri,
>> It sounds as if slice 0 was a preexisting slice. AI will attempt to
>> preserve existing slices.
>> First, delete slice 0, either manually by format(1m), or automatically
>> by deleting it explicitly in the manifest:
>> Then you can specify slice 0 to use the entire disk explicitly. The
>> following manifest tags will cause first the deletion, then recreation
>> using the entire disk:
>> <ai_device_vtoc_slices>
>> <slice_action>delete</slice_action>
>> <slice_number>0</slice_number>
>> </ai_device_vtoc_slices>
>> <ai_device_vtoc_slices>
>> <slice_action>create</slice_action>
>> <slice_number>0</slice_number>
>> <slice_size>max_size</slice_size>
>> </ai_device_vtoc_slices>
>>
>> William
>> Ceri Davies wrote:
>>> It looks like when I did my (successful!) AI install, it used the
>>> existing ufs partition table on the disk and then used slice 0, so
>>> only used less than half the disk.
>>>
>>> 1) Can I force AI to use the whole disk (re-partition?). There is
>>> obviously a catch 22 in repartitioning the root disk before I invoke
>>> AI, so how do I do this...
>>> 2) Can I get AI to installed a mirrored rpool?
>>>
>>> Mr. Ceri Davies - Staff Engineer (Software)
>>> Sun Microsystems - Data Management Group
>>> Ceri.Davies at Sun.com
>>> W:(303) 272-7810 (x77810)
>>> H:(303) 442-2795
>>> Typically work from home on Fridays
>>>
>>>
>>>
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