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Oracle Solaris 10 9/10 Installation Guide: Network-Based Installations |
Part I Planning to Install Over the Network
1. Where to Find Solaris Installation Planning Information
2. Preconfiguring System Configuration Information (Tasks)
3. Preconfiguring With a Naming Service or DHCP
Part II Installing Over a Local Area Network
4. Installing From the Network (Overview)
5. Installing From the Network With DVD Media (Tasks)
6. Installing From the Network With CD Media (Tasks)
Task Map: Installing From the Network With CD Media
Creating an Install Server With SPARC or x86 CD Media
SPARC: To Create an Install Server With SPARC or x86 CD Media
Adding Systems to Be Installed From the Network With a CD Image
To Add Systems to Be Installed From the Network With add_install_client (CDs)
Installing the System From the Network With a CD Image
SPARC: To Install the Client Over the Network (CDs)
x86: To Install the Client Over the Network With GRUB (CDs)
7. Patching the Miniroot Image (Tasks)
8. Installing Over the Network (Examples)
9. Installing From the Network (Command Reference)
Part III Installing Over a Wide Area Network
11. Preparing to Install With WAN Boot (Planning)
12. Installing With WAN Boot (Tasks)
13. SPARC: Installing With WAN Boot (Tasks)
14. SPARC: Installing With WAN Boot (Examples)
You must create an install server to install the Solaris software on a system from the network. You do not always need to set up a boot server. A boot server contains enough of the boot software to boot systems from the network, and then the install server completes the installation of the Solaris software.
Note - Starting with the Oracle Solaris 10 9/10 release, only a DVD is provided. Solaris Software CDs are no longer provided.
See Installing the System From the Network With a DVD Image.
If you are using DHCP to set installation parameters or your install server and client are on the same subnet, you do not need a boot server. Proceed to Adding Systems to Be Installed From the Network With a CD Image.
If your install server and your client are not on the same subnet and you are not using DHCP, you must create separate boot servers for each subnet. You could create an install server for each subnet; however, install servers require more disk space.
Note - Roles contain authorizations and privileged commands. For more information about roles, see Configuring RBAC (Task Map) in System Administration Guide: Security Services.
The system must include a local CD-ROM drive or have access to the remote current Solaris release disc images, which are normally on the install server. If you use a naming service, the system should be in the naming service. If you do not use a naming service, you must distribute information about this system by following your site's policies.
# mount -F nfs -o ro server_name:path /mnt
Is the install server name and absolute path to the disc image
# mkdir -p boot_dir_path
Specifies the directory where the boot software is to be copied
# cd /mnt/Solaris_10/Tools
# ./setup_install_server -b boot_dir_path
Specifies to set up the system as a boot server
Specifies the directory where the boot software is to be copied
Note - The setup_install_server command indicates whether you have enough disk space available for the images. To determine available disk space, use the df -kl command.
# cd /
# umount /mnt
Example 6-2 Creating a Boot Server on a Subnet With CD Media
The following example illustrates how to create a boot server on a subnet. These commands copy the boot software from the Solaris Software for SPARC Platforms - 1 CD image to /export/install/boot on the system's local disk.
# mount -F nfs -o ro crystal:/export/install/boot /mnt # mkdir -p /export/install/boot # cd /mnt/Solaris_10/Tools # ./setup_install_server -b /export/install/boot # cd / # umount /mnt
In this example, the disc is inserted and automatically mounted before the command. After the command, the disc is removed.
After you set up the boot server, you must add the client as an installation client. For information about how to add client systems to install over the network, see Adding Systems to Be Installed From the Network With a CD Image.
For additional information about the setup_install_server command, see install_scripts(1M).