David, you may want to read
http://www.opensolaris.org/os/community/install/files/ install_strategy.pdf
You are not alone with your frustration. I'm sure Dave Miner will be glad to get your feedback on the above. I'm certainly looking forward to it but I'm staying with FreeBSD until it's ready (though I'm on the brink of switching one host over just because of zfs).
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