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Re: Relase Notes: options that are not supported at TP2

From: Paul Davies <Paul-Martin.Davies_at_Sun.COM>
Date: Thu, 01 May 2008 21:04:31 -0700

Hi Sreeni,

Thank you for this comment.

In response to comment from another reviewer, I have avoided this issue
by saying "available for use with" instead of "bundled with".

Regards,
-Paul


Sreenivas Munnangi wrote:
> Jennifer Chou wrote:
>> Hi Paul,
>>
>> This sounds good.
>>
>> I was also reviewing the Release Notes and it looks good. I don't
>> think 'Using the Bundled Java DB Database' section belongs in the
>> Hardware and Software Requirements..
>> Also, I'm not sure if Java DB will be bundled. Jerome, Dinesh, or
>> Sahoo - can you clarify?
> Based on my last discussion with Jerome/Dinesh, Java DB is not bundled
> with the product but made available as a separate package thru update
> center.
>
> Request Dinesh to confirm.
>
> At the time of server startup, the startup code will check if the JDK
> has corresponding Java DB otherwise it will download the package from
> update center and then refer to it.
>
> Request Sahoo/Jerome to confirm.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Jennifer
>>
>> Paul Davies wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> At yesterday's Admin I-Team meeting, I mentioned that I need to add
>>> to the Release Notes information about options in man pages that are
>>> not supported at TP2.
>>>
>>> I discussed with Sreeni the information that should be provided and
>>> we agreed that, as TP2 is an early access release for developers,
>>> it's not worth spending time tracking down every option in every man
>>> page that is not supported.
>>>
>>> Instead, we should provide a general statement that some options are
>>> not supported at TP2 and are ignored, specifically options that
>>> relate to clusters and multiple server instances, for example:
>>>
>>> * Options that relate to clusters and multiple server instances, for
>>> example, --target
>>>
>>> * Options that relate to profiles, for example the --profile
>>>
>>> We also agreed that the Release Notes should state that if a user
>>> types an unsupported option, a syntax error does not occur. Instead,
>>> the command is run successfully and the unsupported option is
>>> silently ignored.
>>>
>>> I plan to add this information to the Release Notes later today or
>>> tomorrow.
>>>
>>> Regards,
>>
>>
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