This section provides procedures for installing and configuring the Solaris OS on your management server. The Solaris OS must be installed on the management server before you can install the N1 System Manager system software.
This section discusses the following topics:
The Solaris OS must be installed on an empty hard drive that contains no partitions or data. If the hard drive contains partitions, delete the partitions before installing the Solaris OS.
The following table provides the partitioning information for SPARC and x86 architecture management server, based on the minimum requirement of a 73–gigabyte hard drive.
Table 3–1 Solaris-based Management Server Partitioning
Partition |
Mbytes |
---|---|
swap |
4 Gbytes minimum |
/var |
1-Gbyte for system logging plus 3 Gbytes for each OS distribution you plan to provision. |
/ |
All remaining space |
Allocate 3 Gbytes of free space for each distribution you plan to provision. If needed, upgrade the management server to a larger hard drive before continuing.
This section provides an example of the JumpStart configuration file required to use JumpStart to install Solaris 10 on your management server.
Refer to your Solaris 10 documentation for the procedures for configuring a JumpStart server, and for the procedures to configure the JumpStart start and finish scripts for your environment. When you have completed JumpStart configuration, install Solaris 10 on your management server using JumpStart.
install_type initial_install system_type standalone partitioning explicit filesys c1t1d0s1 4096 swap filesys c1t1d0s0 free / cluster SUNWCXall
After you have installed Solaris 10 on your management server:
If you plan to manage ALOM-based provisionable servers, install and enable the Solaris mail service on the management server. The mail service package is located on the Solaris Complementary CD-ROM. For information about which provisionable servers are ALOM-based, see Table 2–3. You must also configure the mail service as described in To Configure the Mail Service on a Solaris Management Server.
If you plan to manage SPARC-based provisionable servers, enable FTP as described in Enabling FTP on the Management Server. For information about which provisionable servers are SPARC-based, see Table 2–3.
If you do not plan to manage SPARC-based provisionable servers, update the /etc/hosts file as described in Updating the /etc/hosts File.
This section provides the procedures for installing the Solaris OS manually on the management server.
Ensure the partitions on all disks on the management server have been deleted.
Insert the Solaris installation DVD-ROM in the DVD drive of the N1 System Manager and reboot the system.
Respond to each prompt according to the requirements of your environment.
When prompted for the Type of Install, select Custom Install.
Respond to each prompt according to the requirements of your environment.
When prompted for the Software Group, select Entire Group Plus OEM.
When prompted for disk selection, select all available disks.
When prompted to lay out file systems, remove the /export/home directory, allocate 1-Gbyte plus 3 Gbytes per OS distribution that you plan to provision to the /var file hierarchy, and assign all remaining free space to / (the system root directory).
If you plan to manage ALOM-based provisionable servers, install and enable the Solaris mail service on the management server. The mail service package is located on the Solaris Companion CD-ROM. For information about which provisionable servers are ALOM-based, see Table 2–3. You must also configure the mail service as described in To Configure the Mail Service on a Solaris Management Server.
If you plan to manage SPARC-based provisionable servers, enable FTP as described in Enabling FTP on the Management Server. For information about which provisionable servers are SPARC-based, see Table 2–3.
If you do not plan to manage SPARC-based provisionable servers, update the /etc/hosts file as described in Updating the /etc/hosts File.