Hi Philip, We have some glossaries that will give you some definitions. You'll find "image" in the IPS Glossary : http://dlc.sun.com/osol/docs/content/IPS/glossary.html
For snap upgrade boot environments: http://dlc.sun.com/osol/docs/content/IPS/ggfwo.html Also, the following definitions somehow missed being included into the IPS Glossary. We will include these there soon. ISO image: A collection of software that comprises an entire operating system in a single file. The ISO image can be made available for distribution from the Internet. An ISO image contains file systems suitable for creating a bootable CD or DVD. The ISO image is bootable and is usable for installation and other purposes. network installation image A collection of software that comprises the entire operating system. The image can be installed over a local area network (LAN). USB image A collection of software that comprises an entire operating system in a single file. The image that can be copied to a USB flash drive. The USB image is a bootable image and is usable for installation and other purposes. Note: The Distribution Constructor outputs a USB image that might work in other types of flash memory devices, but due to lack of driver support in Open Solaris, other devices are unlikely to work. Lynne James Carlson wrote: >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.) > > >
