On Fri, Jun 13, 2008 at 2:00 PM, Paul B. Henson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, 13 Jun 2008, Bob Netherton wrote: > >> Get some stick time with this capability using SXCE or OpenSolaris so >> that you can reduce the time it takes to deploy whatever upcoming Solaris >> update has ZFS root (how's that for being evasive....). > > I've heard from reasonably credible sources that ZFS boot will be released > in U6, I will be extremely disappointed if that is not the case :(. > > Will the jumpstart configuration for ZFS root in an upcoming update (which > best be U6 or I might go postal ;) ) be pretty much the same as exists in > SXCE? > >> Out of curiosity, where did it miss the mark ? It is still very much >> work in progress, early adopter stuff, but what were the things that kept >> you from deploying it. Just curious. > > We have a customized almost completely hands-off jumpstart installation > configuration for Solaris; hand installing from a GUI wasn't exactly > compelling. In addition, there was no package customization available for > the install. I spent a couple of days trying to convert an OpenSolaris > 2005.08 installation into a configuration suitable for a production server, > but I kept breaking stuff trying to prune out extraneous packages. > > >From various mailing list threads, I got the impression that people were > having weird problems. Also, I was unable to clarify exactly how support > for openSolaris was going to work, which would make me uncomfortable > deploying it in a critical production server. > > Maybe in six months or a year once enterprise-level installers are > available and the support model shakes out we can re-evaluate it. I really > did like the concept of the new packaging, it's much better than the > existing patch hell. Still quite a few rough edges though... > > > -- > 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
Hi Paul, A good, thought provoking question/thread on an issue which is being faced by many community members. My personal (Logical (pardon the pun)) solution is to deploy SXDE (based on build 79b [0]) - which I believe is a great compromise between the stability/relibility of a commercial Solaris release, and the not-quite-ready-for-prime-time os200805 release. Used in conjunction with a hands-*on* PXE boot which delivers ZFS based boot filesystems [1] - I'm really pleased with the results. Now I'm sure you realize, that when it's time to upgrade this setup, it won't be a simple "push-button" upgrade, but it can be done. And for bleeding edge try-to-fry-it releases - build 90 is the way to go. I've given up on the Solaris train - the unreliable patch process is like playing Russian Roulette - except that that odds are even poorer! On the other hand, many Solaris users have been "lucky" many times in a row and don't entirely understand their risk exposure! :) I'm sure that the next release of os2008 will be a total winner. It's just not ready for (production) prime time now IMHO. And the "bugs" are still being worked out of the current IPS delivery mechanis - which is a binary only release mechanism, if I understand it correctly. In the meantime we're running SXDE on several boxes and I'm really pleased with the feature/performance/stability mix. It might well be the last SXDE release - but there is no doubt in my mind, that it's the finest SXDE that was ever released! :) Kudos to all who worked so hard to make it happen. [0] the "b" indicates that it required two "re-spins". [1] http://sol10frominnerspace.blogspot.com/2007_09_01_archive.html Regards, -- Al Hopper Logical Approach Inc,Plano,TX [EMAIL PROTECTED] Voice: 972.379.2133 Timezone: US CDT OpenSolaris Governing Board (OGB) Member - Apr 2005 to Mar 2007 http://www.opensolaris.org/os/community/ogb/ogb_2005-2007/ _______________________________________________ zfs-discuss mailing list zfs-discuss@opensolaris.org http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/zfs-discuss
