With b111 bits and newer installadm pkgs the format of ai_manifest.xml changes

 I list the packages needed to install, using the version numbers so
   I could install different builds of osol_0906.

 Anyways, seems the change is from:

 old format:
        <ai_packages>
                <package_name>SUNWcsd at 0.5.11,5.11-0.111</package_name>
        </ai_packages>
        <ai_packages>
                <package_name>SUNWcs at 0.5.11,5.11-0.111</package_name>
        </ai_packages>
    . .. and so on ..

 to this new format:

        <ai_packages>
                <package_name>SUNWcsd at 0.5.11,5.11-0.111</package_name>
                <package_name>SUNWcs at 0.5.11,5.11-0.111</package_name>
                <package_name>entire at 0.5.11,5.11-0.111</package_name>
                <package_name>SUNWj6rtx at 0.5.11,5.11-0.111</package_name>
                <package_name>SUNWgroff at 0.5.11,5.11-0.111</package_name> 
                <package_name>SUNWgcc at 3.4.3,5.11-0.111</package_name>
                <package_name>slim_install at 0.1,5.11-0.111</package_name>
        </ai_packages>

  which is nice and neater but (I think) not backwards compatible, right ?

  so to install older builds of osol_0906, even the b110 bits.. I can't
  unless I use older SUNWinstalladm-tools right ?

 With the old format I get this:

installadm add -m /export/install/config/oaf273/ai/c.manifest.xml -n 
i86pc_osol_0906-111_is 
Error:  File ai.manifest.xml failed validation:
        Element ai_manifest failed to validate content

  old format ai manifest.xml attached.

Regards,
--
Sean.
.
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<ai_manifest name="oaf273">
        <ai_target_device>
                <target_device_name>c0t0d0</target_device_name>
        </ai_target_device>
        <ai_pkg_repo_default_authority>
                <main url="http://192.1.1.254:8009"; authname="opensolaris.org"/>
        </ai_pkg_repo_default_authority>
        <ai_packages>
                <package_name>SUNWcsd at 0.5.11,5.11-0.111</package_name>
        </ai_packages>
        <ai_packages>
                <package_name>SUNWcs at 0.5.11,5.11-0.111</package_name>
        </ai_packages>
        <ai_packages>
                <package_name>entire at 0.5.11,5.11-0.111</package_name>
        </ai_packages>
        <ai_packages>
                <package_name>SUNWj6rtx at 0.5.11,5.11-0.111</package_name>
        </ai_packages>
        <ai_packages>
                <package_name>SUNWgroff at 0.5.11,5.11-0.111</package_name>
        </ai_packages>
        <ai_packages>
                <package_name>SUNWgcc at 3.4.3,5.11-0.111</package_name>
        </ai_packages>
        <ai_packages>
                <package_name>slim_install at 0.1,5.11-0.111</package_name>
        </ai_packages>
</ai_manifest>

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