* Sean Sprague (s...@cvok.co.uk) wrote: > Leslie, > > >>I completely agree, the download page is VERY UNCLEAR. It > >>assumes way too much, especially considering all the new tech > >>involved (e.g. I only found out about Auto Install yesterday > >>after talking to a Sun architect). At the very least, make it > >>known that the Auto Install CD's are not bootable (just saying > >>it's not a live CD doesn't imply non-bootable). Also make it > >>clear that an x86 system is required to install the current > >>release on SPARC. > > > >Not sure I agree with that last statement since we have no problem > >installing OpenSolaris x86 and Sparc machines from IPS > >repositories on Solaris 10 Sparc and x86 servers. > > 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. -- Glenn _______________________________________________ opensolaris-help mailing list opensolaris-help@opensolaris.org
