Mirroring Repositories

Document Information

1. Introduction to IPS

2. Learning About IPS

3. Working With Packages

4. Creating and Managing Images

5. Advanced IPS Commands

6. Advanced Packaging Tasks

7. Using Keys and Certificates for Repositories

8. Mirroring Repositories

Setting Up a Mirror Repository

9. Classification of Packages

10. pkg(1) Command Reference

11. Additional Developer Information

Glossary

Chapter 8

The image packaging system client, pkg(1), can retrieve content from mirror servers. A mirror provides a complete copy of a repository's catalog of packages. Using a nearby mirror can speed up system updates, distribution construction, zone creation, and other packaging-intensive operations.