[caiman-discuss] Slim Install: First Draft of Target Instantiation Design Spec

[Moinak Ghosh]

Dave Miner wrote:
> Moinak Ghosh wrote:
>   
>> [...]
>>   The BE management function should handle pool configuration
>>   on the installed system. The Transfer module is active while still
>>   booted off the LiveCD. In this case the pool has to be temporarily
>>   mounted onto an alternate root and files copied over. The Transfer
>>   module will use zpool import -R ... to achieve this. This does not
>>   change any pool configuration. For eg. the root pool will still
>>   mount onto / when booted of harddisk.
>>   This temporary mount for the purposes of copying bits is easiest
>>   to handle inside the Transfer module itself.
>>
>>     
>
> I see no need for you to duplicate functions that the BE management 
> module seemingly needs to have.  Ethan, any comment?
>   

   Should the BE management be responsible for doing a
   temporary alternate-root mount for copying files during
   install ?

Regards,
Moinak.

> Dave
>
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