Ritu Agrawal wrote: > Ethan Quach wrote: >> >> >> Ritu Agrawal wrote: >>> Ethan Quach wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> Ritu Agrawal wrote: >>>>> Thanks Jean for the pointer. >>>>> >>>>> I went through some of the documents. It seems the automated >>>>> installer allows user to create a AI manifest and AI system >>>>> configuration file. The installer then uses these files to install >>>>> OpenSolaris on the client side. If any component product wants to >>>>> plug in to the automated installer such that the component bits get >>>>> installed along with OpenSolaris, I am guessing the manifest and >>>>> system configuration files would have to be modified. We somehow >>>>> would need to point the package repository containing the component >>>>> bits along with the OS bits. Is my understanding correct ? >>>> >>>> Yes, that generally correct. >>>> >>>>> >>>>> I didn't find any document that talks in general about how the >>>>> component products could plug in to the automated installer. >>>> >>>> Can you clarify this bit? Do you mean you want a component product >>>> to run and/or be included in the automated installer's runtime >>>> environment? >>> >>> Basically want a way for our component product bits to be installed >>> along with the O/S. >> >> That's the above... >> >>> We (the sun cluster team) supports Jumpstart today and was also >>> wondering if its also possible to have the configuration files that >>> Jumpstart uses work with the automated installer, without any changes >>> at our end. >> >> What are these 'configuration files that Jumpstart uses' ? >> >> Are these custom finish scripts? The package's postinstall scripts? > > I was mainly referring to the Jumpstart profile, rules and sysidcfg > files. Could those be used somehow by the automated installer or > converted into some form that could be used by the AI ?
They can't be used directly by the automated installer. You have to convert them to their analogous AI counterparts -- the AI manifest, criteria, and SC manifest, respectively. See this documentation http://dlc.sun.com/osol/docs/content/dev/AIinstall/manifest1.html thanks, -ethan > > Thanks > Ritu > >> >> (I don't recall Jumpstart providing any inherent support for configuring >> clusters via Jumpstart profile keywords, so I wouldn't think you're >> talking about that..) >> >> >> thanks, >> -ethan >> >>> >>> Thanks >>> Ritu >>> >>>> >>>> >>>> thanks, >>>> -ethan >>>> >>>>> >>>>> Thanks >>>>> Rituy >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> jeanm wrote: >>>>>> Ritu Agrawal wrote: >>>>>>> /Hi, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> I work in the Solaris Cluster Install group and was interested in >>>>>>> finding out about the automated installer. Checked the link at >>>>>>> http://dlc.sun.com/osol/docs/content/2009.06/AIinstall/ and seems >>>>>>> this is really a replacement for Jumpstart going forward. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Will this project be available in the Solaris Next release ? Is >>>>>>> there a place where I can check the project status ? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Thanks >>>>>>> Ritu >>>>>>> / >>>>>>> >>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>> caiman-discuss mailing list >>>>>>> caiman-discuss at opensolaris.org >>>>>>> http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/caiman-discuss >>>>>> The automated installer project page is at the following: >>>>>> http://opensolaris.org/os/project/caiman/auto_install/ >>>>>> >>>>>> Jean >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> caiman-discuss mailing list >>>>> caiman-discuss at opensolaris.org >>>>> http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/caiman-discuss >>> >
