Michael Ramchand wrote: > Eric J. Ray wrote: >> All, >> What's the plan--long term--to address situations like this? >> Clearly we cannot assume that OpenSolaris is the only Install >> server in a lab... >> Eric >> >> > I've kind of played with this. > > You can actually start the AI install using a Solaris 10 based install > server. You only actually need the OpenSolaris component > when the machine has booted and does the mdns broadcast looking for an > Install_Service.
In simple scenarios when there is a requirement to coexist in environment without mDNS available and dedicate only one machine to install server (equipped with S10), need for mDNS might be avoided - either by taking advantage of unicast DNS or if location of service is provided directly to the client (instead of service name). > > Looking at the installadm commands, I'd imagine its in the roadmap to > specify a different location for the > dhcp and tftp server. Yes, the long term is to merge in exiting infrastructure as seamlessly as possible - which would mean taking advantage of already running services/servers (DHCP, TFTP, HTTP, DNS, ...) and establish new one only if not already available or if existing one can't be used for some reasons. Jan > > Co-existence does not seem to be a problem. > > Mike > >> On Jan 28, 2009, at 11:02 PM, Jon Aimone wrote: >> >> >>> Hi, >>> >>> Another question has popped up recently regarding install servers. >>> >>> Here my situation: >>> Caiman requires OpenSolaris. >>> Our lab contains only one install/bootp/dhcp server. >>> It's running Solaris 10. >>> I do not control the install server, so I cannot simply upgrade it >>> to Opensolaris. >>> Installing several hundred machines on a regular basis (many of >>> them multiple times a week) does not seem practical (it's slow >>> through the firewall). >>> >>> How do I get Opensolaris to coexist on my current install server? >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> caiman-discuss mailing list >> caiman-discuss at opensolaris.org >> http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/caiman-discuss >> > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > caiman-discuss mailing list > caiman-discuss at opensolaris.org > http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/caiman-discuss
