Kent Watsen writes: > I wish it were so easy! The thing is that I want to install a > OpenSolaris based Xen Dom0 (crossbow rocks!) on to a 4GB compact flash > (note: syslogs will be forwarded and the DomU images will be mounted off > a SAN). Assuming I have two ~2GB root slices, the "End User Solaris > Software Group" is too big and the "Core System Support Software Group" > is not enough. Until SUN provides a "Xen System Support Software > Group", I have to add a few packages to SUNWcreq (xvm plus its > dependencies: mostly python and java).
Oh. Yes, that does sound like a pretty serious constraint. The main problem you'll likely run into is that it can be hard to keep up with packaging changes -- if one of those packages suddenly grows a new dependency or changes name, you could find yourself debugging your software configuration. > Anyway, if you say that live-upgrade upgrades "packages" (not software > groups), then I should be fine... Under the covers it runs pfinstall(1M) to do the work, and that documents what happens. You should probably also check out this tool: http://www.opensolaris.org/os/project/svr4_packaging/package_companion/ And this document: http://www.opensolaris.org/os/community/security/files/minimization-support-rules-ext.pdf -- 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
