Booting into a new system image.

You can have multiple snapshots of / in OpenIndiana thanks to ZFS, a typical use case for needing to boot into a new image is after pkg updates.

  • Goto the System menu,
    • Press Shut Down...

system menu

  • Press the arrow next to More Options
    • Select openindiana-1

more options

  • Press Restart

  • Be sure "openindiana-1" is selected in the boot menu.

boot menu

  • Wait for it to boot, and you should be in your shiny new updated system.

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