Gang, The 2010.03 draft of the Automated Installer Guide has been posted for team review. Comments and suggestions may be sent to me by 2/12 for the 2010.03 release. Feel free to send comments after that, and I'll look at them for post-2010.03 changes...
* The main HTML copy of the AI Guide in the /dev/ folder is updated. See http://dlc.sun.com/osol/docs/content/dev/AIinstall/index.html * For review purposes, a .pdf copy of the same review document is posted at http://wikis.sun.com/download/attachments/78086473/AUTOINSTALL.pdf?version=1&modificationDate=1265235932806 FYI, the installadm(1M) man page is already done. A copy for reference is at: http://wikis.sun.com/download/attachments/78086473/installadm.1m.txt?version=1&modificationDate=1265144400000 Below is a summary of what's changed in the AI content. Barbara Automated Installation Documentation Changes ------------------------------------------------------------- (various cross-refs have been added throughout text to point to the new sections) p. 7- 8 New Section - "What's New in AI" p. 10 New Graphic introducing network installs and accompanying text p. 15 Add bootable AI choice as 1st step in AI Task Map p. 19-26 New chapter for bootable AI: Most recent changes - way to boot without installing, and can copy manifest from appendix and use p. 47-50 New sections on installadm -l options p. 58, 78 Explain more clearly how to use criteria manifest p. 62-67 New ways to define install target p. 66-67 Using iSCSI to define install target p. 68-70 New section about extended partitions p. 90, 95 errors for auto-install disabled due to booting changes p. 108 #11 FAQ revised for booting changes p. 110 #13 FAQ revised backwards compatibility p. 110 #14 FAQ revised for install target definition changes p. 110 #15 FAQ new for booting changes p. 114-116 Revised manifest values table to cover new ways to define install target and to cover extended partitioning p. 118-122 Updated copy of AI manifest p. 122-124 Updated and moved copy of default.xml p. 124-136 Updated copy of installadm man page -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://mail.opensolaris.org/pipermail/caiman-discuss/attachments/20100203/01cf635e/attachment.html>
