Ethan Quach wrote: > > Frank Ludolph wrote: >> Dave Miner wrote: >>> Frank Ludolph wrote: ... > >>>> 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. >
Yes, it would. The fact that the old installer and LU couldn't reconstruct a configuration is a serious deficiency from my point of view. Dave
