[SSI-users] Re: why do we need openssi-config-node

[Aneesh K. KV <ane...@di...>]

Brian J. Watson wrote:

> Aneesh Kumar KV wrote:
>
>> I got many query regarding debian system which had lilo installed  
>> and openssi-config-node failed. They didn't know that ssi-addnode 
>> exist. I guess  our document should talk about ssi-create and 
>> ssi-addnode.
>
>
> Which Debian systems? Are they x86? What's the default bootloader for 
> this platform? Does it support GRUB without too much effort?

yes x86. As of now debian stable has lilo. I installed debian stable and 
upgraded  to testing.


>
> My thinking is that we don't support LILO on RH/x86, so I'm wondering 
> if it's worth the effort to support it for another platform.

No the new debian installer support grub too. So i guess most of the 
debian system will be switching to grub soon. As of now we can ask the 
user to sync the images manually.

>
> Perhaps we should have a separate document for power users that talks 
> about the command-line options for ssi-create, ssi-addnode, etc. We 
> can reference it in the installation instructions, but suggest that 
> most users use the ./install script and the openssi-config-node 
> command. I think most users prefer as few steps and as little detail 
> as possible.

If we can have a document that explains the details of installation that 
would be great.

-aneesh


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