Glenn, >> The last statement from Nick is AFAIK correct. I suspect that you >> are not using Auto Install to commission SPARC systems.. IPS cannot >> commission/install, but it can update. >> >> I would suggest that then *-ai-* Auto Install downloadable images be >> given a new naming convention away from "*.iso"; as this does indeed >> suggest that they are a (possibly bootable) ISO image. >> > Except, that once the Bootable AI project puts back then the AI images > will in fact be bootable stand-alone automated installer images. Which > is to say you can take one (sparc or x86), put it in a cd/dvd drive, > boot it and then supply an AI client manifest (or use the default AI > client manifest included on the media) and perform an automated > installation (without having to setup a webserver and dns and everything > else that AI currently requires). You will also of course be able to > take the bootable AI images and use them to provision network > installations just like AI does today. >
Fantastic answer as always, Glenn. Maybe the "Bootable AI" project has not been (well) advertised thus far. Many thanks... Sean.
