Sundar Yamunachari wrote:
> Hi,
>
>    We have fixed some of the major bugs in the last week in AI and we 
> are able to install OpenSolaris with out any manual workaround on the 
> client side. Please give it a spin. Since all our changes didn't make 
> it to the IPS, the building AI image requires lot of hand-holding. We 
> are hoping that we will have a cleaner and simpler build process in a 
> week or so.
> The image is located at 
> /net/indiana-build/export/home/sundar/ai_image_100a_tip318.iso. The 
> server tools package SUNWinstalladm-tools can be downloaded from
The image location is incorrect. It should be 
/net/indiana-build.central/export/home/sundar/images/ai_image_100a_tip318.iso

> /net/indiana-build/extrapool/nightly_builds/100/slim_source/packages. 
> The instructions for setting up the AI install server and install 
> service is available at
The package SUNW installadm-tools is at 
/net/indiana-build.central/extrapool/nightly_builds/100/slim_source/packages/i386/nightly-nd/

Thanks,
Sundar
> http://www.opensolaris.org/os/project/caiman/auto_install/AI_install_server_setup.html.
>  
>
>
> See the attached message from Jan Damborsky for additional notes on 
> the image.
>
> With the default setup, AI will install on your first available 
> Solaris2 partition. You can setup your custom manifests. There are 
> some bugs preventing custom manifests work. We are fixing them and we 
> will have custom manifests working pretty soon.
>
> Thanks,
> Sundar
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Subject:
> [caiman-discuss] AI image based on build 100, tip 318
> From:
> jan damborsky <Jan.Damborsky at sun.com>
> Date:
> Mon, 27 Oct 2008 12:28:23 +0100
> To:
> caiman-discuss at opensolaris.org
>
> To:
> caiman-discuss at opensolaris.org
>
>
> Hi,
>
> new AI image can be obtained from following location
> (please be aware of the fact it is available only internally):
>
> /net/10.18.138.30/rpool/ai_images/ai_image_100a_tip318.iso
>
> Please see below for details.
> Thank you,
> Jan
>
> The image is based on build 100a (10.18.138.30:100 IPS repository).
> Following packages were replaced in/added to DC proto area:
>
> SUNWbeadm
> SUNWinstall
> SUNWinstall-libs
> SUNWdistro-const
> SUNWauto-install
>
> Packages are built from slim_source gate based on tip
>
> $ hg tip
> changeset:   318:db7bae69d9d5
> tag:         tip
> user:        sundar.yamunachari at sun.com
> date:        Mon Oct 27 03:08:34 2008 -0600
> summary:     4245 Cleanup AI default.xml
>
> Image contains workaround for bug:
> 4255 svc:/system/coreadm:default goes to 'maintenance' in AI image 100a
>
> Workaround: 'coreadm' SMF service is disabled in the image
>
> There are couple of changes done in order to make testing of the image
> more convenient:
>
> [1] ssh is enabled, root is allowed to remotely log in:
> $ ssh root@<ai_client_address>
> passwd: opensolaris
> #
>
> [2] Debug verbosity is set to maximum - /tmp/install_log file contains
> complete debug information
>
>
> Test results:
> * AI server was setup using SUNWinstalladm-tools built from tip311
> * image booted fine
> * AI net archives were downloaded and mounted
> * AI service discovery finished successfully
> * AI service choosing engine obtained AI combined manifest
> * AI engine successfully installed from 100a IPS repository
> repository (512 MB swap was created)
>
> The installation finished and I was able to login to the desktop
> using user name and password specified in manifest (jack/jack).
>
> Combined AI manifest used for installation is attached. Comparing
> to the default one, which is present in slim_source gate starting
> changeset 318, following sections were modified:
>
> * address of IPS repository
> * List of packages - since the IPS repo I used for the installation 
> doesn't
>  contain 'entire', I explicitly listed packages to be installed. Diffs
>  are attached
>
> Known issues this image suffers from:
> -------------------------------------
> * 4166 The automated installer hangs on a 1 GB system
> * 4215 AI doesn't set 'root' role and 'Primary Administrator' profile 
> to created user account
> * 4240 Need AI image to work with 64 bit, otherwise cannot install > 1 
> TB disk
> * 4246 The user and root password are not encrypted in SC manifest
> * 4248 ICT: reset_image_uuid unconditionally tries to reset the uuid
>
> Please see following bug report for complete bug list field against AI:
> http://tinyurl.com/6oe5sw
>
>
>
>
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