> > Rolling out updates can be a lot easier (in my > > experience) on Linux systems -- it may be that it > got > > that way because they needed more updating, but it > > doesn't change that it's better. > > I guess that would depend on one's idea of > productivity. To me, it's a waste of my time and > resources to go and "update" system-by-system > piecemeal. I'd much rather produce a next Solaris > Flash(TM) build or run an upgrade and bring hundreds > or even thousands of systems to exactly the same > system state all at the same time. > I would think that even you couldn't argue with the > shere, brute force speed of that.
That is fine for installation of new OS. I do not see how that would beat thousands of systems grabbing the latest package, updating and then continue to run as normal whereas flar would require those systems to reboot for a mere update. Send instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org