jumpstart server installation on solaris 10 x86 machine
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JUMPSTART INSTALLATION ON SOLARIS x86 MACHINE
Anil Shenoy
INTRODUCTIONWhat is it? - a custom mode during installation of Solaris Where is it used? - on servers Why? - automated installation on many computers at the same time An example? - installation of Solaris on 100 systems, 70 are SPARC for engineering group and 30 are X86 for marketing group
JUMPSTART INSTALLATION SCENARIO
1.Create a jumpstart installation server
Create an installation directory on the server run setup_install_server command - populate the installation directory with solaris_10 tools
2.Create the client configuration files
Create sysidcfg file Create rules file Create a begin script Create a profile file Create a finish file Run the check script and validate the rules and profile
3.Share the installation and configuration directories
Edit the dfstab file Start the nfs server Share the directories Verify file sharing
4.Create the client tftpboot files
Using add_install_client command Enabling a preboot execution environment(pxe) by creating a macro that defines boot file and boot server ip
5.Configure and Run the DHCP Server- server name and IP - network address - IP of server - ethernet addresses of the clent - GUI=/usr/sadm/admin/bin/dhcpmgr
a.Rundhcpmgr: SelectConfigure asaDHCPServer andclickOK.
b.TheDHCP ConfigurationWizard appears: c.SelectTextFiles andclickNext
d.Verifythe storagepathand clickNext
.e.Selecta nameserviceand clickNext
f.Verifythe lease informationand clickNext.
g.Verifythe DNSdomain informationand clickNext.
BootSrvA, the IP address of the boot (TFTP) server Trival FTP BootFile, the filename of the NBP executable located on the boot server,downloaded via TFTP, and executed by PXE. PXE is an envi' to boot computers using n/w interface independent of data storage devices or existing OS
Final clean up
In /tftpboot/menu.lst = - install dhcp
Task map before going for a hands-off Jumpstart installation
PrecautionsDetermine if you need to preserve an existing operating system and user data. Check if the system has enough disk space for the Solaris software. Prepare the system for custom JumpStart installation -sysidcfg,rules,profile Prepare optional custom JumpStart featuresbegin,finish scripts or files Prepare to install the Solaris software from the network boot Perform an installation or upgrade
Post InstallationThe following are the log files for the JumpStart installation: /var/sadm/system/logs/ - install_log - begin_log - finish_log - sysidtool.log
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