Philip Torchinsky writes: > I am repeating my question, because it is important indeed. We review > the Russian translation now, and have no idea how to define "image" > better (see below). Could anybody help with the definition? [...] > >> "An image is a location where the packages, their files, and their > >> corresponding actions can be installed. An image acts as an IPS client, > >> which interacts with the package depot server." > >> > >> What is "image" here actually?
An "image" is a collection, as in "DVD image" or "disk image." Another possible definition would be "installation medium." > How it does correspond with "boot > >> environment" term? When you install an "image" on a system, you've now got a "boot environment." A "boot environment" is a configured set of software on a system that can be booted and run. A disk partition containing Solaris could be a simple example of a "boot environment." (In more detail: we support multiple boot environments contained in a single partition. You can switch between them. Each comes with its own root and set of file systems, and contain a different set of versioned software. It's part of the upgrade mechanism.) > The sentence means we can install packages, files and > >> actions to an image, right? Yes. > How I can install an action? An "action" in this context is just a script or keyword that denotes some action that will be taken when the image is installed. You install the "action" into the image so that the right thing will be done when the image is installed in order to create the boot environment. > Shall we > >> specifically emphasize that the kernel is a package as well (and I can > >> easily update kernel with pkg image-update)? That's unclear to me. It's all packages ... I'm not sure why "the kernel" would be special. (The kernel itself consists of a large number of separate modules in different packages; it's not all one thing, though there is a core to it.) -- James Carlson, Solaris Networking <james.d.carlson at sun.com> Sun Microsystems / 35 Network Drive 71.232W Vox +1 781 442 2084 MS UBUR02-212 / Burlington MA 01803-2757 42.496N Fax +1 781 442 1677
