Hi Ethan, Yes, we talk about this with Jan before 200906 release was done, Bug 4546 is denned on ability of PKG to return "real installed size (including deep dive into clusters) plus repos metadata size plus cache size ...", looks this is not done yet for OSOL201003 target ?
To allow install on small disks also IPS cache location separation from installed system will be welcome, I already flle a bug for it. In this monitoring AI needs bug is: 8562 - Blocker bug for AI Client design work http://defect.opensolaris.org/bz/show_bug.cgi?id=8562 Also a bug: 10115 - AI ignores desired swap listed in ai manifest http://defect.opensolaris.org/bz/show_bug.cgi?id=10115 For such reduced install sizes will be good it user really can specify all needed sizes and disable all AUTOMATIC sizes calculations with added 'magic need to have to work values' plus to able delete IPS cache after each package installation. PKG cache eating during installation a large portion of disk size. Generally suer must be able to disable this feature: 8575 AI should verify slice/pool size is big enough before going on with installation http://defect.opensolaris.org/bz/show_bug.cgi?id=8575 And implement this RFE so users can easily profile needed real size: 5761 Add into AI IPS PKGs install observability (dry run, dependecies, stats) http://defect.opensolaris.org/bz/show_bug.cgi?id=5761 Also we need to be able to specify specific sizes for disk, but with need of to specify some concrete disk path, so same one AI manifest will still be installable on similar HW with different disk paths PS: There is already complain about default 12GB need : 7544 12Gb minimum disk requirement is too restrictive http://defect.opensolaris.org/bz/show_bug.cgi?id=7544 Nice day Rudolf > ------------ P?vodn? zpr?va ------------ > Od: Ethan Quach <ethan.quach at Sun.COM> > P?edm?t: Re: [Bug 13793] New: B130: AI is not to able install reduced profiles > on 4GB (3800MB) media > Datum: 11.1.2010 21:28:05 > ---------------------------------------- > Hi Rudolf, > > Can you please clarify the request here. > > Bug 4546 is already filed to make AI dynamically determine what the > minimum disk size should be for it to able to do an install, based on > the packages that are requested to be installed rather than a hard- > coded number that AI uses today. > > Seems with this fix, the lowered size needed for reduced sized minimal > installs would also just be automatically figured out as well, and would > allow installations on those smaller disk you've referred to. > > > thanks, > -ethan > > > On 01/11/10 11:20, bugzilla at defect.opensolaris.org wrote: > > http://defect.opensolaris.org/bz/show_bug.cgi?id=13793 > > > > Summary: B130: AI is not to able install reduced profiles on > > 4GB (3800MB) media > > Classification: Development > > Product: installer > > Version: unspecified > > Platform: ANY/Generic > > OS/Version: All > > Status: NEW > > Severity: major > > Priority: P3 > > Component: autoinstall > > AssignedTo: qa-installer at defect.opensolaris.org > > ReportedBy: emuls at post.cz > > CC: qa-installer at defect.opensolaris.org > > > > > > --- Comment #0 from Rudolf Kutina<emuls at post.cz> 2010-01-11 19:20:04 > > UTC --- > > Currently AI install service need by default 12GB or larger disk size, Jan > > suggest then using "target device size" we can probably set this limit a > little > > under 8GB. > > > > But for installations bellow 1GB real install size like JeOS Prototype on > > Embeded/Netbook like systems it will be nice to be able to lover install > > disk > > size needs right under 4GB. > > > > We need keep in mind then, some of memory flash cards or flash disks don't > have > > exactly 4GB(GiB)) or 8GB(GiB), so for 4GB around 3800MB min space must be a > > "minimal check point" to be able to use variety of 4GB medias. > > > > Is OK, when user will specify in AI manifest smaller then min size needed > > for > > safe GUI installation to display a warning in log. > > > > >
