On Tue, 23 Jun 2009, William D. Hathaway wrote: > Section 1.4 Supported configurations > Why is there a minimum size required of 12GB for disks? I actually hit this > when trying to use AI on a VM with an 8GB virtual disk last weekend and it > didn't make any sense to me.
A minimum size of 12GB for the target disk only applies if a target disk is not specified in the AI manifest. If the target disk is specified then this space check isn't carried out. The following bug discusses this issue in greater detail - http://defect.opensolaris.org/bz/show_bug.cgi?id=7544 I think the func spec needs to be made clearer to reflect the circumstances under which the 12GB minimum applies. > Section 5.7 Invoking AI on Client Systems > x86 - I understand the need to avoid accidentally installing due to boot > order confusion issues, but will there be a way this can be totally hands off > if desired? The wording about this wasn't clear to me. Yes, the user interaction can be automated via, say, an expect script such that the install is hands off. Infact scriptability was one of the main considerations while doing the research in this area. Alok