Leslie, >> I completely agree, the download page is VERY UNCLEAR. It assumes >> way too much, especially considering all the new tech involved (e.g. >> I only found out about Auto Install yesterday after talking to a Sun >> architect). At the very least, make it known that the Auto Install >> CD's are not bootable (just saying it's not a live CD doesn't imply >> non-bootable). Also make it clear that an x86 system is required to >> install the current release on SPARC. > > Not sure I agree with that last statement since we have no problem > installing OpenSolaris x86 and Sparc machines from IPS repositories on > Solaris 10 Sparc and x86 servers.
The last statement from Nick is AFAIK correct. I suspect that you are not using Auto Install to commission SPARC systems.. IPS cannot commission/install, but it can update. I would suggest that then *-ai-* Auto Install downloadable images be given a new naming convention away from "*.iso"; as this does indeed suggest that they are a (possibly bootable) ISO image. Regards... Sean.
