zfs discuss - Jun 2007 - Announcing NexentaCP(b65) with ZFS/Boot integrated installer

Announcing new direction of Open Source NexentaOS development:
NexentaCP (Nexenta Core Platform).

NexentaCP is Dapper/LTS-based core Operating System Platform distributed
as a single-CD ISO, integrates Installer/ON/NWS/Debian and provides
basis for Network-type installations via main or third-party APTs (NEW).

First "unstable" b65-based ISO with ZFS/Boot-capable installer
available
as usual at:
http://www.gnusolaris.org/unstable-iso/ncp_beta1-test1-b65_i386.iso

Please give it a try and start building your own APT repositories and
communities today!

Note: this version of installer supports ZFS/Boot type of installations
on single disk or 2+ mirror configuration. For now, only "Auto"
partitioning mode could be used for ZFS root partition creation.

More details on NexentaCP will be available soon...

-- 
Erast

On Wed, 6 Jun 2007, Erast Benson wrote:
> Announcing new direction of Open Source NexentaOS development:
> NexentaCP (Nexenta Core Platform).
>
> NexentaCP is Dapper/LTS-based core Operating System Platform distributed
> as a single-CD ISO, integrates Installer/ON/NWS/Debian and provides
> basis for Network-type installations via main or third-party APTs (NEW).
>
> First "unstable" b65-based ISO with ZFS/Boot-capable installer
available
> as usual at:
> http://www.gnusolaris.org/unstable-iso/ncp_beta1-test1-b65_i386.iso
... snip ....

Now also available on www.genunix.org

Regards,

Al Hopper  Logical Approach Inc, Plano, TX.  al at logical-approach.com
            Voice: 972.379.2133 Fax: 972.379.2134  Timezone: US CDT
OpenSolaris Governing Board (OGB) Member - Apr 2005 to Mar 2007
http://www.opensolaris.org/os/community/ogb/ogb_2005-2007/

On 6/7/07, Al Hopper <al at logical-approach.com>
wrote:
> On Wed, 6 Jun 2007, Erast Benson wrote:
>
> > Announcing new direction of Open Source NexentaOS development:
> > NexentaCP (Nexenta Core Platform).
> >
> > NexentaCP is Dapper/LTS-based core Operating System Platform
distributed
> > as a single-CD ISO, integrates Installer/ON/NWS/Debian and provides
> > basis for Network-type installations via main or third-party APTs
(NEW).
> >
> > First "unstable" b65-based ISO with ZFS/Boot-capable
installer available
> > as usual at:
> > http://www.gnusolaris.org/unstable-iso/ncp_beta1-test1-b65_i386.iso
> ... snip ....
>
> Now also available on www.genunix.org
>
And mirrored at:

http://mirror.stanford.edu/gnusolaris/isos/ncp_beta1-test1-b65_i386.iso
> Regards,
>
> Al Hopper  Logical Approach Inc, Plano, TX.  al at logical-approach.com
>             Voice: 972.379.2133 Fax: 972.379.2134  Timezone: US CDT
> OpenSolaris Governing Board (OGB) Member - Apr 2005 to Mar 2007
> http://www.opensolaris.org/os/community/ogb/ogb_2005-2007/
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On Thu, 2007-06-07 at 16:26 -0400, Francois Saint-Jacques
wrote:
> On Wed, Jun 06, 2007 at 11:51:08PM -0700, Erast Benson wrote:
> > More details on NexentaCP will be available soon...
> 
> Is it based on Alpha7?
Alpha7 is the Desktop-oriented ISO, however they share the same main APT
repository, i.e. Dapper/LTS.

So far core team aggreed on following major decisions:

1) NexentaCP will follow Ubuntu/LTS releases only;
2) NexentaCP main set of packages shipped on ISO will be greately
reduced and will contain only highly tested "base" minimum;
3) NexentaCP will offer Network-type installations using main(LTS-based)
or third-party repository via Installer or after-install wizards.

FYI, Martin mentioned some "main" goals of this move during LinuxTag
conference: http://martinman.net/

-- 
Erast