OpenSolaris 2008.11 System Administration Guide
OpenSolaris System Administation Guide: How to Initiate a Fast Reboot of a Directly Mounted Root Disk or Root Dataset

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You can use Fast Reboot to directly mount a root (/) disk or root dataset, then reboot to it:

  1. Become superuser or assume an equivalent role.
  2. Mount the root (/) disk.
    For example:
    # mount /dev/dsk/c1d0s0 /mnt
    
  3. To mount a root dataset, type:
    # zfs mount rpool/dataset
    
  4. Reboot the mounted disk or mounted dataset.
    For example:
    # reboot -f -- '/mnt/platform/i86pc/kernel/amd64/unix'