> You'll have to wait for SXCR 36 to come out. According to Karyn's > latest status note, it's on track for 3/31.
Thanks! > When most people say 'Upgrade' they mean the full upgrade process > offered by the installation CD/DVD/netinstaller. There's also > LiveUpgrade, another supported upgrade method. BFU is very different > in that (a) it only upgrades ON content, (b) it's completely > unsupported by anyone for anything, and (c) it doesn't use (and in > fact breaks) packaging. Understood. :) > If you need support + ZFS, your only option right now is the official > SX release. If you need support + ZFS + changes in build 36, you're > SOL. Please wait until an official SX based on 36 or later is > available, or find a vendor willing to support SXCR 36 or SXCR 35 + > BFU of 36. I'm sure if you offered your Sun sales rep enough money > we'd be willing to give you the support contract you want, but it's > not a standard offering and it's sure not going to be cheap. I understood that previously. Thank you. >> supposedly fixed in b36. I have to pick between support or stability at >> this point until S10U2 is out, and I'm choosing stability. :) > > It's hard to understand what it is you want. Earlier you said you do > need support; now you're saying that you don't. I can't tell whether > you're a bleeding edger itching to test the lastest stuff, supported > or not, and help fix ZFS bugs, or a Solaris customer who needs a > reliable operating system and a reassuring support contract. So > instead of trying to understand you, I'll just list your options and > let you do the choosing. You might also benefit from reading > http://www.whacked.net/2005/06/21/confused-so-was-i/. I want both, I realize I can only have one or the other at this point in time. I am choosing to go without support until which time I can get a supported version, because I have too many problems with b33 to use it in production, and ZFS is a necessary function for what I am trying to do. I think maybe I wasn't clear enough and you read deeply into my rather shallow words. ;) I simply intended to say: I'm going to forgo support in order to use a release of Solaris that has the bugs I am experiencing fixed. Support is less of a priority to me than the bug fixes. Once there is a supported version with the newer bug-fixed bits, I will move to it so I can have support AND less buggy operation. Sorry to have confused you. > - SX or SXCR + BFU to 36. Advantages: most recent available ON > content, including ZFS changes. BFU is much faster than upgrade. > Disadvantages: Absolutely no support offerings available, little > integration testing has been done on this combination, BFU itself is > unsupported, can't Upgrade after BFUing. Sounds like BFU is not the way to go for me then, as I'm not intending on doing development myself. Thank you for clarifying this. > - SXCR 36 - Advantages: most recent available content from all > consolidations, including the ZFS changes you're looking for. Has had > a small amount of testing, preserves future upgrade path. > Disadvantages: No support available, won't be out until around 3/31. Super, 3/31 isn't too far off. > - SXCR 35 - Just like SXCR 36 except it's available today and doesn't > have the ZFS changes you want. No reason to upgrade at this point then, I'll just hold off until I see 36 hit the web. > - SX 3/06 - Advantages: Support is available, has been through more > successful testing than SXCR builds. Disadvantages: doesn't have the > ZFS work you want, somewhat out of date relative to current builds. ZFS is broken for me with this release, generating kernel panics multiple times a day isn't going to work for my needs. I'll just wait for 3/31, I'm not in that much of a rush. :) > - S10U1 - Advantages: Fully supported, has been through a full QA > workup. Disadvantages: can't be used to build OpenSolaris source, > doesn't contain ZFS at all. S10U1 has been incredibly stable for me, I just need ZFS. I am anxiously awaiting S10U2, SX is simply a stop-gap for me due to a few customers requesting features we cannot provide at reasonable costs without ZFS. :) Unfortunately, stability is relatively important, and b33 isn't working out in this regard (that's why we test!) It sounds like b36 will be perfect, and I can wait until the 31st for that. > - Other OpenSolaris-based distributions: Consult vendors for available > features and support options. Thank you for clarifying everything for me, I'm quite clear on where things stand now. Sorry for my miscommunication earlier, I didn't intend on misleading of confusing you. Best wishes, and thank you again! David _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
