On Tue, 2009-06-23 at 13:05 -0500, Shawn Walker wrote: > On Jun 22, 2009, at 10:06 AM, Philip Gorwell wrote: > > > > On Sun, 2009-06-21 at 23:42 -0500, Shawn Walker wrote: > >>>> Delaying an on-disk format has been a significant advantage for us > >>>> since it forced and allowed a refinement of the network-centric > >>>> portions of the design. Remember that pkg(5) was only just started > >>>> near the end of 2007, so design and implementation have been > >>>> occurring rapidly. > >>>> Because of the delay, the on-disk format when it is implemented > >>>> will be much better than it would have been had we attempted one at > >>>> the beginning because other parts of the system have changed. > >>> > >>> That sounds great! :-) > >>> Roadmap would be nice indeed. I understand it wasn't possible at the > >>> beginning, not many resources for that. But now we're getting to a > >>> point where Sun is extending support duration for OS.c, and talking > >>> about Solaris Next. Having a roadmap would allow some planning > >>> forward. > >> > >> > >> 2010.02 will see a lot more polish and functionality geared towards > >> enterprise and off-line environments. We'll also be continuing ARC > >> review in the near future, so I imagine you will see a much clearer > >> roadmap then. > >> > > > > I personally find the current installation options very unfortunate. > > The > > Live CD doesn't offer any customization and is absolutely unsuitable > > for > > server installations. The AI is good only if you've got a number of > > servers on the same network, but you can't use it for individual > > servers > > on different locations. > > See below. > > > As long as there is no other way for installations, OpenSolaris > > 2009.06 > > is no option for most of my installations and if I want OpenSolaris, I > > have to use the latest Nevada build. > > > Remember that you can use the distribution constructor to create your > own customised install with the specific packages you want, etc. all > on one disc suitable for off-line install.
A good tip! Never really look in to Caiman before, but I'll definitely try ASAP. As I already outlined, very often I do a sever installations on different locations. I had a small 'installation server' on my notebook, but it didn't work well due to frequent re-installation and re-configuration. Installation CD/USB without the 'desktop' packages (so NO Accessories, Configuration and Preferences, Localization (Destkop & System), Documentation, Display, Internet, Office, Games, Media, Panels and Applets, Sound and Video, Universal Access, Multimedia Libraries and others) will help, as I can add required server packages after installation. Removing packages after installation is very, very painful process, also some dependencies are difficult (eg why gnu-mc require gnome-base-libs with all the dependencies...) Also almost all servers use zones, so I hope to see 'native' very soon :-) Thanks, -Philip
