Virtualization Assitant Live-CD PoC (Proof Of Concept)

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Before full automation some more simple Proof of Concept project:

OpenSolaris 200906 Virtualization Assistant Live-CD Proof of Concept

Create a OpenSolaris 200906 Helper Live-CD Prototype with can help End Users and Developers to deliver faster VM Images/Templates/Appliances based on current mainline OpenSolaris 200906 release.
VA Live-CD will as PoC (Proof of Concept) demonstrate all known and needed steps of VM creation as modules or/and their recipes taking as a sample building process of OpenSolaris 200906 JeOS VM install and creation itself.

Content

1. OpenSolaris 200906 Virtualization Assistant Live-CD PoC
2. Project Motivations
3. Target Audience of OpenSolaris 200906 Virtualization Assistant Live-CD Prototype
4. Planned Functionality of OpenSolaris 200906 Virtualization Assistant Live-CD PoC
   1. Virtualization Assistant Live-CD PoC Deliverables: Media and Repository
      1. Virtualization Assistant Live-CD PoC Media Download
      2. Virtualization Assistant Live-CD PoC Mercurial repository
   2. VA Live-CD Functionality – Separation onto 2 sub-projects
   3. Content
   4. OpenSolaris 200806 Migration Assistant Live-CD
   5. OpenSolaris 200906 VA Live-CD Main Design Concepts
      1. AI Client in Live Media Based Rich Recovery Console
      2. Wrapping Functionality in “Modules”
      3. Modules are using Critical Check Points and Acummulated Return Values
      4. Overlays for delivering VA Live-CD, AI and Install framework Fast Fixes
      5. Include DC and all Build Recipe on Live-CD Media Itself
      6. Only Virtualization Platforms and x86 32bit support (and SPARC LDoms)
      7. Maximally Leverage OpenSolaris 200906 Distro Constructor
      8. Include Headless Mode with SERIAL port access (OS Kernel and Grub Menu)
      9. Include SSH key based authentication for better scripting
      10. Support for Alternate Install Scenarios: Fully Local Installation
      11. Support for Alternate Install Scenarios: ZFS Flash like install
      12. Setting up JeOS logins (not default OpenSolaris ones)
   6. Part 1: Building VA Live-CD Media with Distro Constructor
      1. VA Live-CD Media Distro Constructor Recipe
      2. VA Live-CD Media Distro Constructor Helper Files
      3. Customize VA Live-CD by Generating Clone from Live-CD
         1. Sample 1: Regeneration of VA Live-CD with Customizations (lofs)
         2. Sample 2: Generation of VA Live-CD from itself with added WiFi Intel …
      4. VA Live-CD media Costs and Sizes (Architectures Comparisons)
   7. Part 2: Virtual Assistant Live-CD Modules for VM Builders
      1. What are VA Live-CD modules and where they come from ?
      2. Module for testing main VA Live-CD functionality
         1. Selecting Best Strategy for Repeatable AI based JeOS Installations
      3. Module with common functionality
      4. Module for Local IPS Repository Recipe
      5. Module for Installing OpenSolaris 200906 JeOS
      6. Module for cleaning OS Runtime Data
      7. Module for HW arch change and HW Reconfiguration
      8. Module for securing installed OS instance
      9. Module shrinking disk with ZFS send/receive with 2 disks
      10. Module shrinking disk with ZFS send/receive with archive NFS
      11. Module for Virtual Hardware support
   8. VA Live-CD and JeOS Support for 10+ Most Popular Virtualization Platforms
      1. List of Know to Work Virtualization Platforms (x86 , x86-64)
      2. List of Know to Work Virtualization Platforms (SPARC SUN4V)
      3. HW Arch Check: xVM Hypervisor Para mode
      4. HW FAST FIX: VGIRUni network driver for Parallels
         1. Create local IPS repository on port 80
         2. Publish LOCALni into IPS repository
      5. HW FAST FIX: Update Dnet driver from B113
   9. Creating “instance” zpool for Live-CD custom data
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