> How this will finally be delivered is still TBD. As I indicated, > this is a known requirement that we continue to work to deliver a > solution. Even though it sounds simple to burn DVDs, there are > other complications here.
Just a suggestion: HP solved this problem by encrypting the existing software packaging with a key that (combined with the CPUID) would allow you to extract the package to local disk and then install it normally. I get 20 DVDs every 6 months that have EVERYTHING (every single HP operating system, service pack, applications, the works) on them; I can only decrypt and use the stuff I've paid for. I can get keys from a web site and trade them in if I change CPUids. Scales well in that HP gets to make a really BIG production run of the DVDs, and they're worthless without the keys, so HP really doesn't care if we copy them for other sites or give them to people -- in fact they encourage it because it saves them money on DVD production and they get "green company" points for saving energy and reducing waste. No product owners had to do anything at all to accommodate the method, and the approach of having EVERYTHING on local media with 0 delivery time is a real plus. Makes DR a lot easier when I know I've got install media for everything we own that has an HP logo in a form that fits in a lunch-box. Just something to think about. -- db
