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Solaris 9 Installation Guide

Chapter 19 Installing Web Start Flash Archives (Tasks)

This chapter provides the procedures for installing Web Start Flash archives on clone systems. You can use any of the Solaris installation methods to install Web Start Flash archives.

Installing Web Start Flash Archives With Solaris Live Upgrade

For procedures on using Solaris Live Upgrade to install Web Start Flash archives, see "Installing Web Start Flash Archives on a Boot Environment".

Installing Web Start Flash Archives With the Solaris Web Start Program

This section provides the procedure for using the Solaris Web Start program on the Solaris 9 DVD or Solaris 9 Installation CD to install Web Start Flash archives that are stored on the following:

To Install a Web Start Flash Archive With the Solaris Web Start Program

  1. Begin the Solaris Web Start installation as described in Chapter 14, Using the Solaris Web Start Program (Tasks).

  2. On the Specify Media panel, select the location of the Web Start Flash archive.

    The Solaris Web Start program prompts you to proceed, depending on the media you selected.

  3. Type the information that you are prompted to enter.

    Media Selected 

    Prompt 

    DVD or CD 

    Insert the disc where the Web Start Flash archive is located. 

    Network File System 

    Specify the path to the network file system where the Web Start Flash archive is located. You can also specify the archive file name. 

    HTTP 

    Specify the URL and proxy information that is needed to access the Web Start Flash archive. 

    FTP 

    Specify the FTP server and the path to the Web Start Flash archive. Specify the user and password information that allows you to access to the FTP server. Specify any proxy information that is needed to access the FTP server. 

    Local tape 

    Specify the local tape device and the position on the tape where the Web Start Flash archive is located. 

    If you selected to install an archive from a DVD, CD, or from an NFS server, the Select Flash Archives panel is displayed.

  4. For archives that are stored on a disc or an NFS server, on the Select Flash Archives panel, select one or more Web Start Flash archives to install.

  5. On the Flash Archives Summary panel, confirm the selected archives and click Next.

  6. On the Additional Flash Archives panel, you can select to install layered Web Start Flash archives by specifying the media where another archive is located. If you do not want to install additional archives, select None and click Next to continue the installation.

Installing Web Start Flash Archives With the Solaris suninstall Program

This section provides the procedure for using the Solaris suninstall program on the Solaris 9 Software 1 of 2 CD to install Web Start Flash archives that are stored on the following:

To Install a Web Start Flash Archive With the Solaris suninstall Program

  1. Begin the Solaris suninstall program as described in Chapter 15, Using the Solaris suninstall Program (Tasks).

  2. On the Flash Archive Retrieval Method screen, select the location of the Web Start Flash archive.

    The Solaris suninstall program installation prompts you to proceed, depending on the media you selected.

  3. Type the information that you are prompted to enter.

    Media Selected 

    Prompt 

    HTTP 

    Specify the URL and proxy information that is needed to access the Web Start Flash archive. 

    FTP 

    Specify the FTP server and the path to the Web Start Flash archive. Specify the user and password information that allows you access to the FTP server. Specify any proxy information that is needed to access the FTP server. 

    Network File System 

    Specify the path to the network file system where the Web Start Flash archive is located. You can also specify the archive file name. 

    Local file 

    Specify the path to the local file system where the Web Start Flash archive is located. 

    Local tape 

    Specify the local tape device and the position on the tape where the Web Start Flash archive is located. 

    Local device 

    Specify the local device, the path to the Web Start Flash archive, and the type of file system on which the Web Start Flash archive is located.  

  4. On the Flash Archive Selection screen, you can select to install layered Web Start Flash archives by selecting New. If you do not want to install additional archives, press Continue to complete the installation.

Installing Web Start Flash Archives With a Custom JumpStart Installation

This section provides the procedure for using the custom JumpStart installation method to install Web Start Flash archives that are stored on the following:

To Install a Web Start Flash Archive With a Custom JumpStart Installation

  1. On the install server, create the custom JumpStart rules file.

    For detailed instructions about creating custom JumpStart files, refer to Chapter 23, Preparing Custom JumpStart Installations (Tasks).

  2. On the install server, create the custom JumpStart profile file.

    1. Set the value of the keyword install_type as flash_install.

    2. Add the path to the Web Start Flash archive by using the new archive_location keyword.

      For details about the archive_location keyword, refer to "archive_location Keyword".

    3. Specify the file system configuration.

      The Web Start Flash archive extraction process does not support auto-layout of partitions.

    4. (Optional) If you want to install layered Web Start Flash archives on the clone system, add one archive_location line for each archive that you want to install.

    Note -

    From the existing list of custom JumpStart keywords in Chapter 23, Preparing Custom JumpStart Installations (Tasks), the only keywords valid when you install a Web Start Flash archive are the following:

    • filesys - You cannot set the filesys keyword to the value auto.

    • install_type (required).

    • partitioning - You can only set the partitioning keyword to the values explicit or existing.

  3. On the install server, add the clients that you are installing with the Web Start Flash archive.

    For detailed instructions, refer to "Adding Systems to Be Installed From the Network".

  4. Perform the custom JumpStart installation on the clone systems.

    For detailed instructions, refer to Chapter 26, Performing a Custom JumpStart Installation (Tasks).

Web Start Flash Custom JumpStart Profile Examples

The following are examples of profiles that can be used to install a Web Start Flash archive with the custom JumpStart installation method.

In the following example, the profile indicates that the custom JumpStart program retrieves the Web Start Flash archive from an HTTP server.

Example 19-1 Installing a Web Start Flash Archive From an HTTP Server

install_type  flash_install
archive_location http installserver /flasharchive/solaris9archive
partitioning explicit
filesys c0t1d0s0 4000 /
filesys c0t1d0s1 512 swap
filesys c0t1d0s7 free /export/home

In the following example, the profile indicates that the custom JumpStart program retrieves the Web Start Flash archive from an NFS server.

Example 19-2 Installing a Web Start Flash Archive From an NFS Server

install_type  flash_install
archive_location nfs installserver:/export/solaris/flasharchive/solaris9archive
partitioning explicit
filesys rootdisk.s0 6000 /
filesys rootdisk.s1 512 swap
filesys rootdisk.s7 free /export/home