ZFSTimeSliderDemo2

ZFS Time Slider Demo (5 minutes)

Description

This demo shows off the new version history and diff viewer features of OpenSolaris 2009.06.

OpenSolaris Versions Supported

OpenSolaris 2009.06 or higher.

Points to Hit

  • Time Slider is a differentiating feature providing strong motivation to consider OpenSolaris
  • Time Slider is a GUI on top of the ZFS file system.

Demo Prep

  • As a daily user of OpenSolaris, Time Slider should already be enable on your system.
  • If you'll have access to IPS during the demo, uninstall Meld (pfexec pkg uninstall SUNWmeld), otherwise, install it.

Gotchas

None known.

Demo

  • Find a text document that you've edited, such as a piece of code, and browse to it. 
  • Click the Restore button on the toolbar and then right-click the file to browse it's versions:

  • The select a version to compare with the current. If you don't have Meld installed, you'll see the hint, which we'll address later:

  • Now install Meld:
pfexec pkg install SUNWmeld
  • The compare again:
  • Note, you can merge change or make and save new edits.

Demo Cleanup

  • Uninstall SUNWMeld
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