How to Add OS Services For Diskless Client Support

Use this procedure to add OS services for a diskless client on the server.

1. Become superuser or assume an equivalent role on the server.

   For more information, see How to Become Superuser (root) or Assume a Role.

2. Verify that the Solaris Management Console server is running and that the diskless client tools are available on the system.

   # /usr/sadm/bin/smosservice list -H starbug:898 -- Loading Tool: com.sun.admin.osservermgr.cli.OsServerMgrCli from starbug:898 Login to starbug as user root was successful. Download of com.sun.admin.osservermgr.cli.OsServerMgrCli from starbug:898 was successful. Platform --------------------------------------------------------------------------

3. Add the OS services.

   # /usr/sadm/bin/smosservice add -H hostname:898 -- -o hostname -x mediapath=path -x platform=instruction-set.machine-class.Solaris-version -x cluster=cluster-name -x locale=locale-name

   add	Adds the specified OS service.
   -H hostname:898	Specifies the host name and port to which you want to connect. If you do not specify a port, the system connects to the default port, 898.
   --	Identifies that the subcommand arguments start after this point.
   -x mediapath=path	Specifies the full path to the Solaris image.
   -x platform=instruction-set.machine-class.Solaris-version	Specifies the instruction architecture, machine class, and the Solaris version to be added.
   -x cluster=cluster-name	Specifies the Solaris cluster to install.
   -x locale=locale-name	Specifies the locale to install.

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   Note –

   The installation process can take approximately 45 minutes, depending on the server speed and the OS service configuration you choose.

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   For more information, see smosservice(1M).

4. (Optional) Continue to add the other OS services.

5. When you are finished adding OS services, verify that the OS services were installed.

   # /usr/sadm/bin/smosservice list -H hostname:898 --

Example—Adding an OS Service for Diskless Client Support

This example describes how to add Solaris 8 OS services on the server starbug. The server starbug is running the Solaris 9 release.

# /usr/sadm/bin/smosservice add -H starbug:898 -- -o starbug 
-x mediapath=/net/install/export/sparc_8 -x platform=sparc.sun4u.Solaris_8 
-x cluster=SUNWCXall -x locale=en_US
Authenticating as user: root

Type /? for help, pressing enter accepts the default denoted by [ ]
Please enter a string value for: password :: xxx
Loading Tool: com.sun.admin.osservermgr.cli.OsServerMgrCli from starbug:898
Login to starbug as user root was successful.
Download of com.sun.admin.osservermgr.cli.OsServerMgrCli from starbug:898 
was successful.