# [OmniOS-discuss] OmniOS considered in-memory OS ?

Günther Alka alka at hfg-gmuend.de
Fri Jun 26 18:12:07 UTC 2015

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    booting from a good pair of 32 GB USB sticks is possible.
    (Turn off atime)

    But I would prefer a pair of 32 GB DOMs like
    http://www.supermicro.com/products/nfo/SATADOM.cfm <http://www.supermicro.com/products/nfo/SATADOM.cfm>

    > Am 26.06.2015 um 17:47 schrieb John Barfield <john.barfield at bissinc.com>:
    >
    > I’ve been interested in configuring omnios to run in memory off of a ram
    > disk myself.
    >
    > Does anyone know where you could find a good guide for booting Solaris(h)
    > kernel into memory with a ramdisk?
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    > John Barfield / Sr Principal Engineer
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    > On 6/26/15, 10:15 AM, "Dan McDonald" <danmcd at omniti.com> wrote:
    >
    >>
    >>> On Jun 26, 2015, at 10:59 AM, Mick Burns <bmx1955 at gmail.com> wrote:
    >>>
    >>> As per current wikipedia entry for SmartOS,  we can read the following :
    >>>
    >>> "SmartOS is an in-memory operating system and boots directly into
    >>> random access memory. It supports various boot mechanisms such as
    >>> booting off of universal serial bus thumbdrive, ISO Image, or over the
    >>> network via PXE boot."
    >>>
    >>> Does this statement applies to OmniOS as well ?
    >>
    >> No.  We boot off of traditional media.
    >>
    >>> Ultimately, what I need to know is if OmniOS is good fit to run OS off
    >>> a pair of either internal SDcards or good quality USB sticks ?
    >>
    >> As shipped, no.
    >>
    >> Dan
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