Re: [sdd] Package Types

[Randy George <randyg@us.ibm.com>]

Hiro,
  That is what BaseInstall is for,
i.e. the first item listed.

Regards,
Randy George

Senior Technical Staff Member
Provisioning Architecture
Tivoli Software, IBM Software Group
Austin, TX  
(512) 838-0752     T/L 678-0752

Hiro Kishimoto <hiro.kishimoto@jp.fujitsu.com>

06/21/2006 04:45 PM

To	Randy George/Austin/IBM@IBMUS
cc	sdd@lists.oasis-open.org
Subject	Re: [sdd] Package Types

Hi Randy,

Don't we need a package type for initial GA release?
Thanks,
----
Hiro Kishimoto

Randy George wrote:
> Per today's TC call, this is a list of package types that we had defined.
> Comments?
> 
> 
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
> BaseInstall - A package that contains the initial release of a product.
> 
> CriticalDeltaFixPack - Similar to a delta fix pack except that this
> package consists of a collection of selected fixes (test fixes, interim
> fixes, etc) which are usually fixes of defects with high severity.
> 
> CriticalFixPack - Similar to fix pack except that this package consists
of 
> a collection of selected fixes (test fixes, interim fixes, etc.) which
are 
> usually fixes of defects with high severity. 
> 
> DeltaFixPack - Similar to fix pack except this package is not cumulative
> since GA, refresh pack, or manufacturing refresh.
> 
> FixPack - A fix pack is cumulative, i.e. contains all the fixes shipped
in 
> previous maintenance to the release including previous fix packs.
> 
> ManufacturingRefresh - A package that is a product replacement, containing
> all previously delivered maintenance plus, optionally, new fixes not
> delivered previously. If it contains new function, then the modification
> level of V.R.M should be incremented.
> 
> RecommendedServiceUpgrade - Cross product tested recommended service
> upgrade (RSU). A cross product/component consolidated, tested, and
> recommended set of service to a platform (or multi-platforms for 
> distributed).  Contains all latest product/component interim
fixes 
> (distributed), fix packs, PTFs, and refresh packs. If it contains
new 
> function, then the modification level of V.R.M should be incremented.
> 
> RefreshPack - Same definition as fix pack, but a refresh pack also
> contains new function. The package should increment the modification
level 
> of the V.R.M.
> 
> 
> Regards,
> Randy George
> 
> Senior Technical Staff Member
> Provisioning Architecture
> Tivoli Software, IBM Software Group
> Austin, TX 
> (512) 838-0752     T/L 678-0752