They aren't even close to each other. Things like in-kernel cifs will never be put back.
My question is, what is holding you back from just deploying on sxce? Sun now offers support for it. On 6/12/08, Paul B. Henson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > How close is Solaris Express build 90 to what will be released as the > official Solaris 10 update 6? > > We just bought five x4500 servers, but I don't really want to deploy in > production with U5. There are a number of features in U6 I'd like to have > (zfs allow for better integration with our local identity system, refquota > support to minimize user confusion, ZFS boot, ...) > > On the other hand, I don't really want to let these five servers sit around > as insanely expensive and heavy paperweights all summer waiting for U6 to > hopefully be released by September. > > My understanding is that SXCE maintains the same packaging system and > jumpstart installation procedure as Solaris 10 (as opposed to OpenSolaris, > which is completely different). If SXCE is close enough to what will become > Solaris 10U6, I could do my initial development and integration on top of > that, and be ready to go into production almost as soon as U6 is released, > rather than wait for it to be released and then have to spin my wheels > working with it. > > Would it be feasible to develop a ZFS boot jumpstart configuration with > SXCE that would be mostly compatible with U6? Does SXCE have any particular > ZFS features above and beyond what will be included in U6 I should be sure > to avoid? Any other caveats I would want to take into consideration? > > Thanks much... > > > -- > Paul B. Henson | (909) 979-6361 | http://www.csupomona.edu/~henson/ > Operating Systems and Network Analyst | [EMAIL PROTECTED] > California State Polytechnic University | Pomona CA 91768 > _______________________________________________ > zfs-discuss mailing list > zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org > http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zfs-discuss > _______________________________________________ zfs-discuss mailing list zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zfs-discuss
