Packaging and Delivering Software With the Image Packaging System in Oracle Solaris 11.1

October 2012

This document describes how to use the Oracle Solaris Image Packaging System (IPS) feature to package software to be installed and updated on Oracle Solaris 11 systems.

Document Information
Preface
1. IPS Design Goals, Concepts, and Terminology
2. Packaging Software With IPS
3. Installing, Removing, and Updating Software Packages
- How Package Changes Are Performed
4. Specifying Package Dependencies
- Dependency Types
- Constraints and Freezing
5. Allowing Variations
- Mutually Exclusive Software Components
- Optional Software Components
6. Modifying Package Manifests Programmatically
7. Automating System Change as Part of Package Installation
- Specifying System Changes on Package Actions
- Delivering an SMF Service
8. Advanced Topics For Package Updating
9. Signing IPS Packages
- Signing Package Manifests
  - Defining Signature Actions
  - Publishing Signed Package Manifests
- Troubleshooting Signed Packages
10. Handling Non-Global Zones
- Packaging Considerations for Non-Global Zones
  - Does the Package Cross the Global, Non-Global Zone Boundary?
  - How Much of a Package Should Be Installed in a Non-Global Zone?
- Troubleshooting Package Installations in Non-Global Zones
  - Packages that Have Parent Dependencies on Themselves
  - Packages that Do Not Have Parent Dependencies on Themselves
11. Modifying Published Packages
A. Classifying Packages
- Assigning Classifications
- Classification Values
B. How IPS Is Used To Package the Oracle Solaris OS

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