Thanks for your suggestion guys. The zpool import -f didn't help BUT so far I had not physically attached the important disks, those with all my digital images. I tried that today and zpool import saw that pool, thank FSM.
Now that I'm confident that the disks and pool I really care for are visible, my question is which OI or other OpenSolaris originated version You suggest I install for least trouble? I'm open for suggestions and I have no problems with command line versions. My main wish is long term reliability. Should I even consider Solaris 11? /Thommy M. On 10 December 2012 20:55, Jim Klimov <[email protected]> wrote: > On 2012-12-09 19:35, Thommy M. Malmström wrote: > >> other disks. BUT, when I try to find the zpools on the old disk with zpool >> import, it says nada. And format only lists one disk besides the boot >> disk. >> > > I believe this is the main symptom, and James made some good > suggestions: it seems that the new OS does not see your HBA > and/or disks. It is possible, for example, because OpenSolaris > could use some closed-source drivers not provided with illumos > kernel now (so not with OpenIndiana distro either). Likewise, > some drivers could be replaced or renamed - though they should > have found your disks then... > > Alternately, some users recently on list had problems with > their vendors' rebranded LSI HBAs and downloaded the OEM's > drivers for Solaris. > > Is your old (working) installation completely inaccessible? > You might want to make its copy, upgrade it to OpenSolaris 134b > and then to OpenIndiana, following the tutorial on OI Wiki. > What I'd hope for is that if the old OS had the needed drivers, > the upgrade procedure would inherit them into OI. > > Good luck, > //Jim Klimov > > > > ______________________________**_________________ > OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list > OpenIndiana-discuss@**openindiana.org<[email protected]> > http://openindiana.org/**mailman/listinfo/openindiana-**discuss<http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss> > -- Thommy M. Malmström Vipemöllevägen 109 224 66 Lund Home: +46 46 990 57 Mobile: +46 (0)73 802 7427 _______________________________________________ OpenIndiana-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://openindiana.org/mailman/listinfo/openindiana-discuss
