Matt Williamson wrote: > Mike Gerdts wrote: >> >> If you don't have an abundance of machines and you can not do an >> "upgrade", having live upgrade able to do an initial install without a >> flar would be very helpful. While maybe not the most common >> situation, the last time I needed to install my crusty old machine >> that didn't have a DVD drive (and I refuse to feed it CD's for several >> hours), I had to some really ugly stuff. > > > It looks like there are plans to address this feature in Caiman. > > Pg 39 of http://www.opensolaris.org/os/community/install/caiman_arch.pdf > > 8 > Initial installation and upgrade must be supported in both off-line and > live forms > Jumpstart Service > > I assume Initial installation of "live forms" is the same thing as being > requested. >
Yes, that is exactly what that requirement (in one of my more obtuse moments) is meant to express. Dave
