[OpenIndiana-discuss] making new fresh install BE with pkg/IPS, install specific OI build - ZFS feature flags compatibility

[Reginald Beardsley]

I'd like to suggest documenting the answers that you get on the wiki.  It will make it easier for you and others to find in the future.  

--- On Thu, 10/11/12, Nikola M <minikola at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Nikola M <minikola at gmail.com>
> Subject: [OpenIndiana-discuss] making new fresh install BE with pkg/IPS, install specific OI build - ZFS feature flags compatibility
> To: "Discussion list for OpenIndiana" <openindiana-discuss at openindiana.org>
> Date: Thursday, October 11, 2012, 4:08 AM
> Hi, I would like to as a question
> that was probably asked many times before,
> but it would be nice to have it here for further reference.
> 
> 1. Issuing what beadm and pkg (IPS) commands,
> one can make new BE (Boot environment) with fresh install
> (entire) of
> the operating system,
> that can boot independently of already running BE?
> I think that is something like making new BE with beadm,
> mounting it to
> /tmp with beadm and installing all packages that new install
> is
> consisted of to that new BE.
> 
> 2. Updating to the specific /dev build of Openindiana.
>      Thing I have in mind is that I
> would like to have a version before
> supporting ZFS pool feature flags,
> for possible compatibility.
> 
> If older systems and those who still does not support
> feature flags,
> recognize FF ZFS as version 28, then it should be ok? I
> think I remember
> it is setting version on 999 or something, how does that
> affect
> At the end if everyone using ZFS
> (FreeBSD,ZfsOnLinux,ZFS-FUSE,Illumos
> distros) update to using feature flags, except Oracle
> Solaris ****,
> maybe question of compatibility is not much important?
> 
> Thanks for manual, response and corrections :)
> 
> 
> 
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