Hi Ethan, Update the copyright date for installadm.c, setup-tftp-links.sh, installadm.1m.txt. Other than that and the stuff Alok mentioned it looks good to me.
-evan On 1/26/10 12:57 PM, Ethan Quach wrote: > Can I get two reviews for this. > > These fixes are going to change the way we require booting > Sparc and X86 over the network to instantiate an automated > install. Flag days will be sent out. > > Webrev: > ------------ > http://cr.opensolaris.org/~equach/webrev.14082.13766.4069/ > > Defects: > ------------ > http://defect.opensolaris.org/bz/show_bug.cgi?id=14082 > http://defect.opensolaris.org/bz/show_bug.cgi?id=13766 > http://defect.opensolaris.org/bz/show_bug.cgi?id=4069 > > > Tested scenarios: > ----------------------------- > x86: boot from media > - all choices selected > boot from network > - both choices selected > > sparc: boot from media and network > " boot <dev> - install" > " boot <dev> - install prompt" > " boot <dev> - install prompt install_debug" > " boot <dev>" > " boot <dev> - prompt" > > AI server: create-service > create-client > pre-132 server -- 132 image > 132 server -- pre-132 image > 132 server -- 132 image > > > > Proposed Flag day messages below: > > > Flag Day: AI Sparc bootargs when booting from network > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > If you don't use the automated installer on Sparc systems, ignore > this message. With the fixes for the following bugs: > > 14082 bootarg for booting automated installs over the network > 13766 AI debug mode can only be activated in conjunction with service > discovery > 4069 The create-service setup doesn't work if a client is booted using a > tip line > > A change in build 132 is that Sparc booting will *require* a bootarg > to trigger the Automated Install. This new required bootarg is > named "install", as the following: > > ok > boot net:dhcp - install > > Without the "install" bootarg, the system will boot into the AI boot > image and present console-login, but automated installation will > not start. > > In addition, there is now a bootarg to enable debug mode for > the automated installer. This new bootarg is named "install_debug" > and can be used as such: > > ok > boot net:dhcp - install install_debug > > > Reasons: > -------------- > 1. Makes it consistent with bootargs required when booting AI > from media. i.e. > > ok> boot cdrom - install > > 2. Familiar bootarg name used with previous hands-free installation > method, i.e. jumpstart. > > 3. Prevents the case where system may accidentally boot into the > net device, and an auto installation runs and wipes out the disk. > > 4. Also see defect 14082. > > > > > Flag Day: AI x86 default behavior when booting from network > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > If you don't use the automated installer on x86 systems, ignore > this message. With the fixes for the following bugs: > > 14082 bootarg for booting automated installs over the network > 13766 AI debug mode can only be activated in conjunction with service > discovery > 4069 The create-service setup doesn't work if a client is booted using a > tip line > > In build 132, the default behavior of booting x86 systems over the > network into AI images has changed. The default grub menu entry > will no longer start a hands-free automated install. The second > entry must selected to kick off the hands-free install. > > > AI server bld AI image bld Required action > --------------------- ---------------------- ---------------------------- > pre 132 pre 132 No change. > > pre 132 132 or later Clients booting this image will not > automatically boot into a hands- > free automated install. The work- > around is manual. You must hand > edit the menu.lst file associated with > the service and add a "install=true" > property to the -B args, or add this > to the menu entry at boot time. > > 132 or later pre 132 No change. > > 132 or later 132 or later Clients booting this image will not > automatically boot into a hands- > free automated install. This is the > desired new changed behavior. The > second grub menu option must be > chosen to kick off the hands-free > install. Alternatively, you can use the > -b option with 'create-service' or > 'create-client' to explicitly add the > "install=true" flag into the menu, > which will cause the default entry to > do a hands-free install. > > installadm create-service ... -b install=true > installadm create-client ... -b install=true ... > > > > > _______________________________________________ > caiman-discuss mailing list > caiman-discuss at opensolaris.org > http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/caiman-discuss
