Hi Jan,
On Mon, 2009-02-16 at 16:57 +0100, jan damborsky wrote:
> > - it looks like smf_netstrategy() in /lib/svc/share/smf_include is
> > highly suspicious: it seems to only set $_INIT_NET_IF in the case where
> > the root filesystem obtained via /sbin/netstrategy is "nfs" or
> > "cachefs". In AI, we have a "ufs" root filesystem, so never set this
> > evironment variable.
> >
> > That said, I can't work out how non-xen HVM installs are able to plumb
> > their primary interface. Have any of you guys tried out HVM guests with
> > AI yet?
>
> As far as non-xen experiences are concerned, I have tried to run AI
> server and AI client as Virtual Box (VB) guests interconnected using
> VB's 'internal network' set up and AI client was successfully booted
> (PXE boot, TFTP, HTTP worked).
Ok - that's useful information, since it disproves my theory about
smf_netstrategy() - thanks Jan! I'll keep scratching my head.
cheers,
tim
