On Thu, 9 Jul 2009, Ethan Quach wrote: >> 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?
I'm not talking about the interactive text install at all here. I would like to separate it out and address it in tomorrow's meeting - http://www.opensolaris.org/jive/thread.jspa?threadID=107587&tstart=0 The default selection being referred to here is the default in the grub menu.lst that is contained within the AI image. It will display the three options - Boot from media Boot off of the network without invoking AI Boot off of the network and invoke AI and the first choice would be the default. >> At the time the AI image is setup on the AI server using installadm, >> network based boot (no AI) would be made the default selection. >> If a hands off installation is intended, the "default" >> parameter in the GRUB menu.lst on the AI server can be tweaked to >> indicate network based boot with AI as the default [1]. > > For client specific setups, a user should be able to specify > they want a hands off installation by default at create-client > time. i.e. make create-client take an option to set that > parameter in the client's specific GRUB menu.lst for them. Sure, that can easily be accomodated. >> In the case of a media based boot, the machine would >> boot off of the media and the auto-installer service >> would look for a "default" manifest to install from >> (discussion of a default manifest is deliberately omitted >> for now). Installation would be performed depending upon >> what is specified in the manifest. > > Are we not allowing the selection of txt interactive install > when booting from media? We haven't actually made a decision on whether the text installer will be provided on the AI image. Alok
