On Jun 1, 2010, at 4:35 AM, Fred Liu wrote: > Thanks. > > But it seems not the truth. > I just recalled a thread in this list and it said SMI lable and EFI label > cannot be in one disk. > Is it correct? > > Let me describe my case. > I have a 160GB HDD -- saying c0t0d0. I use OpenSolaris installer to cut a > 100GB slice -- c0t0d0s0 for rpool. > And I want to use the remaining space for cache device -- assuming c0t0d0s1. > But when I use format command, > I cannot see the remaining space. > > artition> p > Current partition table (original): > Total disk cylinders available: 13048 + 2 (reserved cylinders) > > Part Tag Flag Cylinders Size Blocks > 0 root wm 1 - 13047 99.95GB (13047/0/0) 209600055 > 1 unassigned wm 0 0 (0/0/0) 0 > 2 backup wu 0 - 13047 99.95GB (13048/0/0) 209616120 > 3 unassigned wm 0 0 (0/0/0) 0 > 4 unassigned wm 0 0 (0/0/0) 0 > 5 unassigned wm 0 0 (0/0/0) 0 > 6 unassigned wm 0 0 (0/0/0) 0 > 7 unassigned wm 0 0 (0/0/0) 0 > 8 boot wu 0 - 0 7.84MB (1/0/0) 16065 > 9 unassigned wm 0 0 (0/0/0) 0 > > Anyone like me has the similar case?
That is an fdisk partition, not a slice. As I noted, not all of the installers have the flexibility you desire. -- richard > > Thanks. > > Fred > > -----Original Message----- > From: Richard Elling [mailto:richard.ell...@gmail.com] > Sent: 星期二, 六月 01, 2010 7:42 > To: Fred Liu > Cc: zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org > Subject: Re: [zfs-discuss] Can root pool slice co-exist with non-root pool > slice in one HDD? > > On May 31, 2010, at 4:20 PM, Fred Liu wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> The subject says it all. > > Yes. > > The reply says it all. :-) > > Making it happen, is a feature of the installer(s). > -- richard > > -- > ZFS and NexentaStor training, Rotterdam, July 13-15, 2010 > http://nexenta-rotterdam.eventbrite.com/ > > > > > > > -- ZFS and NexentaStor training, Rotterdam, July 13-15, 2010 http://nexenta-rotterdam.eventbrite.com/ _______________________________________________ zfs-discuss mailing list zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zfs-discuss
