Ethan Quach wrote: > > > Glenn Lagasse wrote: >> Hey Ethan, >> >> * Ethan Quach (Ethan.Quach at Sun.COM) wrote: >>> Alok Aggarwal wrote: >>>> We've had some discussion around media options in >>>> regards to the some of the forthcoming installers. >>>> >>>> While the text installer options are going to be discussed in the >>>> meeting tomorrow, I wanted to capture >>>> the results of the discussion wrt bootable AI and >>>> regular AI image here. >>>> >>>> Currently the only known consumer for a bootable AI >>>> image on x86 is the VMC project. The requirements the VMC >>>> project has on a bootable AI image are listed in the >>>> func spec - >>>> >>>> http://www.opensolaris.org/os/project/caiman/VMC/ >>>> >>>> >From a high level, the project would like to - >>>> >>>> - boot the AI image standalone (without the need for >>>> an AI server) >>>> - have the auto-installer service obtain a manifest >>>> to install from, from a well defined location >>>> - kick off an IPS based install and once down shutdown >>>> the VM >>>> >>>> Given these requirements, I think it makes a lot of >>>> sense to combine the bootable AI and regular AI images >>>> for x86. >>>> >>>> How would it work? >>>> ------------------ >>>> >>>> DC would be changed such that all x86 images created >>>> are bootable. The choices of a media based boot, network >>>> based boot (no AI) and network based boot with AI would be >>>> provided in the GRUB menu. >>>> >>>> Media based boot would be the default selection. >>> What do you mean by "media based boot" is the default >>> selection? Default selection for which prompt? The >>> embedded grub menu with the media based boot would >>> still offer both selections, interactive and AI, right? Which >>> ones of these is the default by default? >> >> Are we planning to include interactive installation options on the AI >> media? I may have missed some mail, but I hadn't heard that before. > > I assumed that what was being described as "networked > based boot (no AI)" meant interactive installer. Does this > not mean that? ... hmm, does it just mean AI is disabled and > we're booting to a login prompt? > I believe the purpose of network based boot (no AI) is to solve the problem of machines being rebooted automatically, and we don't want those machines to be installed. That's what the link Alok gave at the end of his email refer to.
As for whether the text installer should be included or not, I wonder whether it is worth including the text installer if the text installer doesn't have the capability to install from IPS. Since the initial release of the text installer will only do cpio-style install of the content of the image, and the AI image has very limited content. would copying just those content be useful for people? Probably for those that wants the "minimal OS" --Karen > -ethan > >> If >> we are planning to do that, I'd propose we rename the AI media for >> starters. Providing interactive install options on media labelled AI >> for automated installation is pretty confusing imo. >> >> Cheers, >> > _______________________________________________ > caiman-discuss mailing list > caiman-discuss at opensolaris.org > http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/caiman-discuss
