Greetings, If you use AI to install and use the default manifest that comes with AI, please continue, otherwise please ignore.
With changeset 1105:f611cbe233ce <http://indiana-build.us.oracle.com:8080/rev/f611cbe233ce> that Jack just helped me put back into slim_source to address bug 7014749 <http://monaco.sfbay.sun.com/detail.jsf?cr=7014749>, installation of Solaris using AI have changed as follows: * The default AI manifest <software_data> install section now specifies the server_install cluster package instead of slim_install * The <software_data> uninstall section which was used to list cluster package(s) to be uninstalled from the system has been removed. Read on if you want more details.. The change from slim_install to server_install is done to address the immediate issue of missing IB drivers intentionally not included in slim_install, more over it is done to address other issues that might crop up due to the nature of slim_install pkg that is designed more for desktop use and includes very minimal server-oriented drivers/tools/utilities. The second part of the change addresses life-cycle manageability of the software packages installed on a system. By definition cluster pkgs should not be removed because they provide grouping for the different individual pkgs and facilitate a seamless upgrade mechanism. They insure that all individual pkgs get upgraded at the same time and can be kept in sync. Until recently it was not possible to remove individual pkgs without removing the cluster pkg which depends on the individual pkgs, so we have been removing group pkgs to allow customization at the individual pkg level. The removal of an individual pkg while having its cluster pkg around is only recently possible with the addition of pkg(5) "avoid". AI is taking advantage this new feature in its default install manifest by leaving group pkgs around post installation. If customization or removal of installed pkgs is needed post install, please refer to pkg(5) man page, specifically on "avoid" option. Note: there will be more changes across all the Distribution Constructor manifests to take advantage of pkg(5) avoid which will be done through another bug. Martin
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