Bugzilla – Bug 6533
SUNWinstalladm-tools was the wrong version of opensolaris.org
Last modified: 2009-02-24 11:40:16 UTC
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This had been reported by serveral internal and external users who want to check out sparc AI on x86 machines. I am able reproduce this fairly easily as follow: 1. Install 2008.11.08 on an x86 machine. 2. In our AI instructions, we tell user to install the SUNWinstalladm-tools from opensolaris.org, this is what I did: Sun Microsystems Inc. SunOS 5.11 snv_101a November 2008 jack@opensolaris:~$ su Password: jack@opensolaris:~# cat /etc/release OpenSolaris 2008.11 snv_101a_rc1b X86 Copyright 2008 Sun Microsystems, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Use is subject to license terms. Assembled 05 November 2008 jack@opensolaris:~# pkg authority AUTHORITY URL opensolaris.org (preferred) http://pkg.opensolaris.org/ jack@opensolaris:~# pkg info SUNWinstalladm-tools pkg: no packages matching the following patterns you specified are installed on the system. Try specifying -r to query remotely: SUNWinstalladm-tools jack@opensolaris:~# pkg install SUNWinstalladm-tools DOWNLOAD PKGS FILES XFER (MB) Completed 8/8 1093/1093 5.95/5.95 PHASE ACTIONS Install Phase 1390/1390 PHASE ITEMS Reading Existing Index 9/9 Indexing Packages 8/8 jack@opensolaris:~# pkg info SUNWinstalladm-tools Name: SUNWinstalladm-tools Summary: Automatic Installation Server Setup Tools State: Installed Authority: opensolaris.org Version: 0.5.11 Build Release: 5.11 Branch: 0.101 Packaging Date: Wed Nov 19 22:34:44 2008 Size: 349.93 kB FMRI: pkg:/SUNWinstalladm-tools@0.5.11,5.11-0.101:20081119T223444Z jack@opensolaris:~# Instead of getting the SUNWinstalladm-tools for 2009.0906.106a, I got the wrong one that does not have the sparc AI support. For some reason, I cannot set my package authority to opensolaris.org/dev and it fails as follow: jack@opensolaris:~# pkg set-authority -P -O http://opensolaris.org/dev opensolaris.org pkg: Could not refresh the catalog for opensolaris.org jack@opensolaris:~# However, I can use ipkg.sfbay/dev and it works: jack@opensolaris:~# pkg set-authority -P -O http://ipkg.sfbay/dev opensolaris.org jack@opensolaris:~# pkg authority AUTHORITY URL opensolaris.org (preferred) http://ipkg.sfbay/dev/ jack@opensolaris:~# pkg install SUNWinstalladm-tools DOWNLOAD PKGS FILES XFER (MB) Completed 1/1 15/15 0.05/0.05 PHASE ACTIONS Removal Phase 14/14 Install Phase 12/12 Update Phase 15/15 PHASE ITEMS Reading Existing Index 9/9 Indexing Packages 1/1 jack@opensolaris:~# pkg info SUNWinstalladm-tools Name: SUNWinstalladm-tools Summary: State: Installed Authority: opensolaris.org Version: 0.5.11 Build Release: 5.11 Branch: 0.101 Packaging Date: Sat Jan 31 22:03:37 2009 Size: 357.68 kB FMRI: pkg:/SUNWinstalladm-tools@0.5.11,5.11-0.101:20090131T220337Z jack@opensolaris:~# Now I do get the correct one. THis needs to be fixed because this will cause problems.
I made a typo and I should use http://pkg.opensolaris.org/dev and it works: jack@opensolaris:~# pkg set-authority -P -O http://pkg.opensolaris.org/dev opensolaris.org jack@opensolaris:~# pkg authority AUTHORITY URL opensolaris.org (preferred) http://pkg.opensolaris.org/dev/ jack@opensolaris:~# pkg install SUNWinstalladm-tools No updates available for this image. jack@opensolaris:~# pkg uninstall SUNWinstalladm-tools PHASE ACTIONS Removal Phase 85/85 PHASE ITEMS Reading Existing Index 9/9 Indexing Packages 1/1 jack@opensolaris:~# pkg info SUNWinstalladm-tools pkg: no packages matching the following patterns you specified are installed on the system. Try specifying -r to query remotely: SUNWinstalladm-tools jack@opensolaris:~# pkg install SUNWinstalladm-tools DOWNLOAD PKGS FILES XFER (MB) Completed 1/1 43/43 0.12/0.12 PHASE ACTIONS Install Phase 85/85 PHASE ITEMS Reading Existing Index 9/9 Indexing Packages 1/1 jack@opensolaris:~# pkg info SUNWinstalladm-tools Name: SUNWinstalladm-tools Summary: State: Installed Authority: opensolaris.org Version: 0.5.11 Build Release: 5.11 Branch: 0.101 Packaging Date: Sat Jan 31 22:03:37 2009 Size: 357.68 kB FMRI: pkg:/SUNWinstalladm-tools@0.5.11,5.11-0.101:20090131T220337Z jack@opensolaris:~#
Is there any reason to keep this bug open? The authority must be specified correctly - in this case, http://pkg.opensolaris.org/dev - otherwise, the correct version of the package will not install.
Hi David, Yes, the AI instructions at http://www.opensolaris.org/os/project/caiman/auto_install/AI_install_server_setup.html are incorrect since the rollback of the fix for 6420 - Streamline AI Install Server Instructions. I've assigned the bug to Sundar since he has his own plan for that document. I may be wrong, but I believe that's the only documentation for AI right now where this is specified. Thank you, Clay
The instructions are updated to download SUNWinstalladm-tools from /dev repository and will have latest pushed package. Fixed in the documentation