Hi Alok,
On 03/ 8/10 10:51 AM, Alok Aggarwal wrote: > Hi Sarah, > > On Mar 8, 2010, at 6:30 AM, Sarah Jelinek wrote: > >> Why wouldn't we want installers to be able to say, configure the >> network in the install environment with a static ip? Some customers >> don't have or don't want to use DHCP. > > The way I understand it is, if static ip setup is required in the > install environment (say, for the lack of a dhcp server), that > would be more of an administrative task rather than a installer > task. > > So, essentially the user would be directed to the network > configuration utilities (ipadm or whatever) instead. > >> What is it the installers would have to deal with, with respect to >> this, other than utilizing the system configuration utility we provide >> to do this? What issues do we see making system configuration apply in >> the installation environment? I am not sure we should just say at this >> point it isn't required. > > In the case of the text installer, static ip setting would be > limited just to the install target. > > I think the issue is one of whether it's really an installer task > or an administrative task rather than there being problems > with using sysconfig in the install environment. So, a few things I wanted to comment on with regard to this: -system configuration is system configuration. Yes, this is technically an administrative task, but applying system configuration to a booted microroot, that is applying configuration that does not require reboot such as network setup, is the same as applying it to a live system, imo. -Asking the user to type in a command in a shell or terminal window seems like not a great user experience to me. Having them utilize the front end we provide via our installers and having the configuration apply to the booted environment if the user chooses seems like a better user experience. -We do some 'configuration' up front now, and apply it to the booted install environment, such as keyboard and language. Why would this be different for something like networking. We don't ask the user to open a shell and type in a command to do this, we mask it behind screens. For me, applying system configuration should be the same, if at all possible, in all environments. Applying a network configuration via SMF and having the network service apply that in the microroot seems reasonable to me. thanks, sarah **** > > Alok >
