Sure, count me in. Mike
On Thu, Aug 20, 2009 at 4:27 PM, Jim Walker<james.wal...@sun.com> wrote: > Mike, > > I am adding Systems Administration to the Use Case Project proposal. > Let me know if you would like to be on the initial project member list. > > Cheers, > Jim > > Mike Gerdts wrote: >> >> On Fri, Aug 14, 2009 at 4:18 PM, Peter Tribble<peter.trib...@gmail.com> >> wrote: >>> >>> You know, it worries me that Systems Administration doesn't >>> enter into this proposal. We ought to be feeding input, and >>> aren't. >>> >>> I haven't got the bandwidth to take this on myself, though. >>> >>> -Peter >> >> It feels like this dovetails somewhat well with a proposal I started >> to put together a while back. Then summer came, and it got nice >> outside. The point of my [still not complete] proposal is to provide >> personality profiles that satisfy a variety of use cases. Presumably >> the development of personality profiles would have many of the same >> outcomes as the use case proposal. >> >> ==== Begin incomplete proposal ==== >> OpenSolaris Personality Profiles >> >> Introduction >> >> OpenSolaris introduces a new installation and packaging mechanism >> that makes it particularly well-suited to build purpose-specific >> installations. That is, it is now significantly easier to create >> minimized installations that serve a single purpose. Such >> installations may be desirable to satisfy security requirements, >> allow the configuration of a wide array of isolated services on a >> device with limited disk space, or to facilitate learning about >> complex multi-server configurations in proof-of-concept >> environments. >> >> This project seeks to identify services or groups of services that >> match useful server personalities and provide a means for creating >> functional instances of OpenSolaris that have the personality. The >> creation of an instance of OpenSolaris that has a particular >> personality will typically involve installation of a certain set of >> software followed by some configuration. To support this, each >> personality will have a corresponding IPS meta-package to ensure all >> the proper components are installed as well as documentation on how >> to make use of the installed software. >> >> A key benefit of this project is that it lowers the barrier to entry >> for trying out new OpenSolaris features and for trying out new >> software that runs on OpenSolaris or other platforms. >> >> Deliverables of a Personality Profile >> >> Each personality profile will be composed of the following: >> >> * A wiki page (or similar web page) describing the personality and >> how to configure or use it. >> * An IPS package that can be installed to ensure all of the >> packages that the personality requires are installed >> * An optional IPS package that delivers a fully functional example >> configuration >> >> Wiki Page >> >> Introduction >> >> The wiki page should start out with a gentle introduction to >> personality. This introduction should assume that reader >> doesn't know what the personality is and has not yet decided to >> use it. It should be informative but typically not a sell job. >> Most likely the introduction will also refer to more detailed >> introductory material to understand the component(s) delivered >> as part of the personality. That is, this should refer to >> wikipedia, not try to replicate it. The introduction should be >> a short paragraph and maybe a couple bullets. >> >> Use cases >> >> The use cases section should describe when this personality is >> used and any specific times that it is not the right thing to >> use. If this personality fits somewhere in a multi-tier >> environment, explaining that would probably be a good idea. See >> the Future Work section for more details on inter-dependent >> personalities. >> >> Configuration and/or Use >> >> This section should explain what needs to be done after the >> installation is complete to see the software in action. The >> explanation should be specific to how to make it work with this >> personality - not a general discussion of how the software works >> or how to configure it on a variety of operating systems. This >> is the quick start guide specific to OpenSolaris. For more >> complex configuration, references to existing high-quality >> documentation should be used. >> >> >> Example Personality Profiles >> >> The following subsections describe some simple personality >> profiles and what this project would likely deliver. >> >> DNS server >> >> The DNS server personality profile would deliver the following >> components: >> >> * A wiki page describing the personality >> * An IPS package pkg:/personality/server/dns >> * Documentation describing how to make the software do >> something useful >> >> [ and then the weather warmed ] >> ==== Begin incomplete proposal ==== >> > > -- > Jim Walker, http://blogs.sun.com/jwalker > Sun Microsystems, Broomfield, Colorado > -- Mike Gerdts http://mgerdts.blogspot.com/ _______________________________________________ sysadmin-discuss mailing list sysadmin-discuss@opensolaris.org http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/sysadmin-discuss
