On Jan 13, 2009, at 8:28 AM, Dave Miner wrote: >> so my actual question is, where can i pull packages so i can import >> them into the repository using "pkgsend send SUNW..."? >> > > See http://www.opensolaris.org/os/project/pkg/Mirroring/. If you're > looking to mirror only the /release repository, you may need > assistance > from the IPS team. Building a repository by importing the original > SVR4 > packages is a complex process which isn't well-documented, and not all > of the content is easy to collect - you'd have to build some things > from > source at present.
ok .. moving to pkg-discuss and attempting to help distill the question a bit more .. here's a common scenario i'm encountering: (1) Customer installs an opensolaris image from a CD or USB stick in a secure data center (only local network access is available.) (2) Customer would like some packages from the release repository, but opening network access for the server in question involves complicated network change processes and acts of God. Question: - What would be the best/fastest method to get package updates and other packages from the release repository to this server with limited network access assuming that another server (not necessarily opensolaris) could be swung or proxied to connect to the release repository? --- .je
