Frank Ludolph wrote:
> Dave Miner wrote:
>> Frank Ludolph wrote:
>>> I have updated the UI roadmap at
>>> http://www.opensolaris.org/os/project/caiman/Slim_Install/uiroadmap/
>>>
>>> There are now seven items listed as required for October and the
>>> Desired items have been given a two-level priority. Still have to
>>> resolve these with Slim UI engineering.
>>>
>> So do I read this right that you're meaning anything that's in the
>> Desired list for October should be considered Required for March?
> No. Think of them as generally higher priority, aside from those items
> that are required for March, e.g. Snap. Guess I should go back and split
> the March deliverables into Required and Desired. Just wasn't ready to
> do that a while back.
3. * UFS-ZFS conversion when upgrading.
1. Use installer's default dataset naming conventions.
2. DSR-style "backup"
Since we need this for snap, this should fall under the required list
for march.
>>> One important "new feature" was added for March: the ability to
>>> install more than one Solaris boot environment. Again, this is a
>>> "request" that has to be reviewed by Slim engineering.
>> I'm not sure I see the need for this feature when we have a ZFS base;
>> creating a clone will be very low-cost, unlike the current LU
>> implementation, so the complication in the installer doesn't seem
>> justified.
> The idea is to allow for multiple boot environments with different
> versions of Solaris so cloning alone isn't sufficient. The user could
> upgrade an existing environment (if upgradeable) and end up with two BEs
> with different versions, but that's a bit non-obvious when the user is
> thinking "install". Additional complexity in the UI seems limited to a
> "preserve existing Solaris environments" checkbox provided we don't
> allow the user to mix and match with existing data sets. A bit more
> complex under the covers, but I would think not much. But I'm likely
> missing something. ;-)
Under the covers, that freshly installed Solaris environment would
have to be injected with knowledge of those existing Solaris
environments being preserved.
-ethan
>
> Frank
>> Dave
>
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