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Netinstall Setup for ZFS Boot x86

The netinstall kit can be downloaded from here.
Unpack it and see the README file for instructions.

Current Status

Here is the status of netinstall of zfs boot, as of the dates shown below:

May 31, 2007 The kit accessible through the link above works with build 65 and build 62.

It does not work with either build 63 or 64, due to bug 6553537 (zfs root fails to boot from a snv_63+zfsboot-pfinstall netinstall image)

July 5, 2007 Apparently, the kit above has never worked for the SunFire 4500 or the SunFire v20z, due to bug 6550500 (zfs boot fails due to failure of ldi_open_by_devid()). However, the fix to 6528732 (ZFS should store physical device path in addition to /dev path) works around 6550500. The fix to 6528732 was putback into build 68. So for platforms that do NOT exhibit the bug described in 6550500, all builds from 65 to 68 should work with the netinstall kit. For platforms that DO exhibit 6550500, build 68 is the first build on which netinstall of zfs boot will work.
July 19 2007 The kit appears to work with build 69.