ZFS boot device - UFS external storage - Solaris volume manger

Hi All,
If a system is running ZFS boot can one use Solaris Volume Manager on external UFS storage devices? If so, where do you store the metadb?

Should work, even though you need to have a slice somewhere where you can store the metadb's.
Perhaps you can store them on the external storage? Unless they are frequently removed.
.7/M.

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