Peter Tribble wrote: > On Mon, Aug 17, 2009 at 8:14 PM, Sundar > Yamunachari<sundar.yamunachari at sun.com> wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> I have updated the proposal to simplify AI manifests with the following >> changes: >> >> - The installadm interfaces for new subcommands and changes to the >> existing subcommands are finalized (Thanks to Frank and Ethan) >> - Changes based on the feedback to the previous proposal >> The document is at >> http://www.opensolaris.org/os/project/caiman/auto_install/manifest_simplification_proposal_v3. >> Your feedback is requested. >> > > I like the syntax > > # installadm add-manifest -n <my_service> -f <manifest_input_file> > > In fact, that's about the only way I can see myself managing > an AI server. > > Two things would make this even easier: > > # installadm export -n <my_service> > > which would simply spit out the manifest_input_file corresponding > to the current configuration, and > A way to export the current configuration makes sense. > # installadm import -n <my_service> -f <manifest_input_file> > The syntax looks same as that of add-manifest. Do you suggest to replace add-manifest with import? > which would simply replace the entire configuration with the > new one. So basically, to update I would export, modify, and > stick it back. To replicate, just export on one server and import > somewhere else. > > To my mind, the manifest_input_file is the primary object; all the > other (add-manifest, remove-manifest, update-criteria) subcommands > are just ways to manipulate subsections of that object. > We can export to the current configuration whether the manifests are added using a manifest_input_file or command line.
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