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.

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   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.

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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).